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About
A notable climbing species, *Nepenthes chang* is characterized by its striking color changes, featuring orange to red stems and rosettes, and is thought to be closely related to *N. kampotiana*.
Field notes
Morphology
The plant is a climbing species growing to approximately 5 m, with terete stems 4–6 mm in diameter. Leaves are lanceolate, measuring up to 35 cm by 5 cm, and are sessile and coriaceous. Rosette and lower pitchers are ovate, measuring up to 12 cm by 5 cm, featuring a cylindrical peristome up to 5 mm wide. Tubulose upper pitchers are considerably larger, reaching up to 25 cm by 3 cm. The inflorescence is racemose, with male flowers borne on two-flowered partial peduncles.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to the Banthad Mountains of eastern Thailand, specifically recorded from Khao Kuap and Ko Chang island, at elevations between 300–600 m. Its range may extend into the Cardamom Mountains of Cambodia.
Ecology
The species grows terrestrially on peaty soil in open, steep forest. It has no known natural hybrids.
History & etymology
The first known collection was made by Arthur Francis George Kerr in 1929. It was formally described by Marcello Catalano in 2010, with the holotype designated from a specimen collected on Ko Chang island.
Habitat
- Altitude
- 300–600 m
- Altitude Class
- lowland
- Native To
- Thailand
Taxonomy
- Described
- 2010
- Authority
- M.Catal.
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- easy
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