Nepenthes hemsleyana

Nepenthes hemsleyana
An upper pitcher of Nepenthes hemsleyana from Brunei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. hemsleyana
Binomial name
Nepenthes hemsleyana
Macfarl. (1908)
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes baramensis
    C.Clarke, J.A.Moran & Chi.C.Lee (2011)
  • ?Nepenthes rafflesiana var. elongata
    Hort.Kew ex Dyer (1897) nom.nud.
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana var. subglandulosa
    J.H.Adam & Hafiza (2006)
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana "glaberrima"
    Burb. (1880)
  • Nepenthes sp. "elegance"
    Slack (1986);
    C.Clarke (1997)

Nepenthes hemsleyana is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo, where it grows in peat swamp forest and heath forest below 200 m above sea level.

The specific epithet hemsleyana honours English botanist William Botting Hemsley, who described N. macfarlanei and N. smilesii.

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