Nepenthes izumiae
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| An intermediate pitcher of N. izumiae affected by leaf miners | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nepenthaceae |
| Genus: | Nepenthes |
| Species: | N. izumiae |
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Nepenthes izumiae Troy Davis, C.Clarke & Tamin (2003) |
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Nepenthes izumiae /nɪˈpɛnθiːz iˈzuːmi.aɪ/ is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra, where it grows in montane forest at 1700–1900 m above sea level. It appears to be most closely related to N. lingulata and N. singalana.
The specific epithet izumiae honours Izumi Davis, wife of Troy Davis, one of the describing authors.
The species was mentioned as an undescribed taxon in Charles Clarke's 2001 monograph, Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia, under the name "Nepenthes species B". Clarke considered it to be most closely allied to N. singalana, writing that "[f]urther research is required to determine whether or not this is simply an unusual variety of N. singalana, or whether it warrants description as a distinct species". Flowering-size specimens of N. izumiae, identified as N. singalana from Mount Talakmau, were already in cultivation before the species was formally published.
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