Nepenthes gymnamphora

Nepenthes gymnamphora
Intermediate pitchers of N. gymnamphora from Sumatra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. gymnamphora
Binomial name
Nepenthes gymnamphora
Reinw. ex Nees (1824)
Synonyms
  • ?Nepenthes glabra
    Lindl. ex Rafarin (1869)
  • Nepenthes melamphora
    Reinw. ex Blume (1852) nom.illeg.
  • Nepenthes melamphora
    auct. non Reinw. ex Blume: Hook.f. (1859)
    [=N. gymnamphora/N. khasiana]
  • Nepenthes melamphora var. haematamphora (Miq.) Miq. (1858)
  • Nepenthes melamphora var. lucida Blume (1852)
  • Nepenthes melamphora var. tomentella Becc. (1886)
  • Nepenthes pectinata
    Danser (1928)
    [=N. gymnamphora/N. singalana]
  • Nepenthes phyllamphora
    auct. non Willd.: Reinw. ex Miq. (1858)
  • Nepenthes rafflesiana
    auct. non Jack: Haberl. (1893)
  • Nepenthes rancing
    Hort. ex B.R.Salmon & Maulder (1995) nom.illeg.
  • Nepenthes rhombicaulis
    auct. non Sh.Kurata: K.Kondo & M.Kondo (1983)
  • Nepenthes rosulata
    Tamin & M.Hotta in M.Hotta (1986) nom.nud.
  • Nepenthes singalana
    auct. non Becc.: Tamin & M.Hotta in M.Hotta (1986) [=N. bongso/N. densiflora?/N. gymnamphora/
    N. lavicola/N. singalana/N. spathulata
    ]
  • Nepenthes spinosa
    Tamin & M.Hotta in M.Hotta (1986) nom.nud.
    [=N. gymnamphora/N. sumatrana]
  • Nepenthes xiphioides
    B.R.Salmon & Maulder (1995)

Nepenthes gymnamphora /nɪˈpɛnθz ɪmˈnæmfɔːrə/ is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. It has a wide altitudinal range of 600–2,800 metres (2,000–9,200 ft) above sea level. There is much debate surrounding the taxonomic status of this species and the taxa N. pectinata and N. xiphioides.

The specific epithet gymnamphora is derived from the Greek words gymnos (naked) and amphoreus (pitcher).