Nepenthes fusca
Species of pitcher plant from Borneo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nepenthes fusca /nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˈfʌskə/, or the dusky pitcher-plant,[7] is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo. It is found throughout a wide altitudinal range and is almost always epiphytic in nature, primarily growing in mossy forest.
This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: to reflect current taxonomy (splitting off of N. dactylifera and N. zakriana). (October 2019) |
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An intermediate pitcher of N. fusca from the Crocker Range | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Nepenthaceae |
Genus: | Nepenthes |
Species: | N. fusca |
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Nepenthes fusca | |
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The specific epithet fusca is derived from the Latin word fuscus, meaning "dark brown" or "dusky", and refers to the colour of the pitchers.[5][7]