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Nepenthes ampullaria Jack

Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

 

Nepenthes ampullaria Jack. Nepenthaceae. CN: [Malay - Akar periuk kera, Periuk kera, Cerek-cerek], regional vernacular names - Kantong teko, Ketakong betul, Katidieng boruak; Pitcher plant, Monkey-pot. Native to Thailand, Malesia (Brunei, Indonesia - Irian Jaya, Kalimantan, Sumatra, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore). Habitat - secondary forest and forest margin. Also planted as ornamental.

 

Ref and suggested reading:

FRIM Flora Database

www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2384963

www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?25149

globinmed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=artic...

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Uploaded on March 30, 2012
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