| Nepenthes epiphytica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nepenthaceae |
| Genus: | Nepenthes |
| Species: | N. epiphytica |
| Binomial name | |
| Nepenthes epiphytica | |
| Synonyms | |
Nepenthes epiphytica is a tropicalpitcher plant known only from theBerau andEast KutaiRegencies ofEast Kalimantan,Borneo, where it grows at an elevation of around 1,000 mabove sea level.[1] Prior to itsformal description as a species,N. epiphytica was considered to be a variant of the closely relatedN. fusca.[1]Nepenthes epiphytica belongs to the loosely defined "N. maxima complex", which also includes, among other species,N. boschiana,N. chaniana,N. eymae,N. faizaliana,N. fusca,N. klossii,N. maxima,N. platychila,N. stenophylla, andN. vogelii.[1]
Thespecific epithetepiphytica refers to theepiphytic habit of this species.[1][3][4]
