Nepenthes pilosa
| Nepenthes pilosa | |
|---|---|
| An intermediate pitcher of N. pilosa found near the summit of Bukit Batu Lesung | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nepenthaceae |
| Genus: | Nepenthes |
| Species: | N. pilosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Nepenthes pilosa Danser (1928) | |
| Synonyms | |
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From the time of its description until 2006, N. pilosa was almost universally confused with N. chaniana; see text for details. | |
Nepenthes pilosa /nɪˈpɛnθiːz paɪˈloʊzə/ is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo. It is characterised by a dense indumentum of long yellow-brown hairs. Pitchers have a distinctive hook-shaped appendage on the underside of the lid. The specific epithet derives from the Latin word pilosus, meaning "hairy".
Nepenthes pilosa was for a long time conflated with N. chaniana and, with the exception of the type material, all specimens identified as N. pilosa prior to the description of N. chaniana in 2006 actually represent the latter species.
In Pitcher-Plants of Borneo, Anthea Phillipps and Anthony Lamb list this species under the common name golden-furred pitcher-plant, although this was published before the recognition of N. chaniana as a distinct species.