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About
A striking tropical species, *Nepenthes papuana* is notable for its distinct morphology, including upper pitchers that can reach 15 cm and its unique inflorescence structure. It is endemic to New Guinea, where it thrives in exposed forest edge habitats.
Field notes
Morphology
The plant is a climbing species with cylindrical stems (5–7 mm thick) and lanceolate leaves up to 30 cm long and 5 cm wide. Lower pitchers are obliquely ovate (up to 7 cm high, 2.5 cm wide) with fringed wings and a glandular inner surface. Upper pitchers are shortly infundibular to tubulose, potentially reaching 15 cm high and 3 cm wide, featuring two narrow wings and a glandular inner surface. The lid is nearly round, up to 3.5 cm long and 3.25 cm wide.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to New Guinea, found on both the north and south sides of the main central mountains of Papua Province, ranging from sea level up to an intermediate elevation of 1,300 m.
History & etymology
First collected on October 7, 1909, by Lucien Sophie Albert Marie von Römer. Although initially described in 1916, the species was formally described by B. H. Danser in 1928, based on specimens collected by Willem Marius Docters van Leeuwen.
Conservation
Least Concern (IUCN Red List, 2014)
Habitat
- Altitude
- 0–1,300 m
- Altitude Class
- intermediate
- IUCN Status
- Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Described
- 1928
- Authority
- Danser
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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