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About
A notable climbing species, *Nepenthes andamana* is characterized by its linear to lanceolate leaves, a cylindrical peristome, and a distinct caducous indumentum on its upper stem leaves. It is endemic to the coastal regions of Thailand and is thought to be closely related to *N. suratensis*.
Field notes
Morphology
The plant is a climbing species growing up to 3 m tall, with terete stems (around 5 mm in diameter) and internodes up to 3.5 cm long. Leaves are sessile, coriaceous, and linear to lanceolate, measuring up to 30 cm by 3.5 cm. Rosette and lower pitchers are ovate (up to 16 cm high by 5 cm wide), featuring a cylindrical peristome up to 10 mm wide and an operculum that is orbicular to broadly ovate. Upper pitchers are tubulose to narrowly infundibular (up to 16 cm high by 3 cm wide), with an orbicular to broadly ovate mouth. The inflorescence is racemose, bearing 40–190 flowers, and the male flowers have red tepals.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to the coastal regions of Phang Nga Province, Thailand, growing terrestrially from sea level to 50 m altitude in open savannah and grassland.
History & etymology
Formally described by Marcello Catalano in 2010, with the holotype specimen collected in 2009 at sea level from Takua Pa, Phang Nga Province, Thailand. The specific epithet andamana refers to the Andaman Sea coast of Thailand.
Habitat
- Altitude
- 0–50 m
- Altitude Class
- lowland
- Native To
- Thailand
Taxonomy
- Described
- 2010
- Authority
- M.Catal.
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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