Nepenthes weda is a tropical pitcher plant native to the island of Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia.[1] It is currently known only from Bukit Limber, Weda Bay (near the centre of the island), where it grows in lower montane forest on ultramafic substrates at 415–1014 m above sea level.[1][2]
Nepenthes weda | |
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A rig crew on Halmahera island, moving a drill rig through the forest. The plant in the centre foreground appears to be N. weda.[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Nepenthaceae |
Genus: | Nepenthes |
Species: | N. weda
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Binomial name | |
Nepenthes weda |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Cheek, M. 2015. Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae) of Halmahera, Indonesia. Blumea 59: 215–225. doi:10.3767/000651915X689091
- ^ Nepenthes weda Cheek. International Plant Names Index (IPNI).