Nepenthes singalana

Nepenthes singalana, air pot

Nepenthes singalana is a carnivorous plant in the genus of pitcher plants ( Nepenthes ). It was first described in 1896 by Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari. Your singalana epithet is a reference to the Mt Singgalang on Sumatra.

Description

Nepenthes singalana is an evergreen, climbing shrub, the shoots can be several meters long and become woody with age. The leaves of Nepenthes singalana are elliptically shaped, have a smooth, glossy surface and are of a leathery texture. They grow to 20 cm long.

The pitchers of Nepenthes singalana have no pronounced cans dimorphism. They are all cup - to vase-shaped and are somewhat delicate only in old age. They are large up to 18 cm. The peristome is evenly shaped and slightly ribbed. The cover is wide, and is at an angle to the oval opening. The coloration of the pitchers is light-dependent, in full sun, they are burgundy.

Flowering and seed

The flowers of Nepenthes singalana are dioecious ( dioecious ), so either only male or only female. They appear in a graceful panicle of about 30 cm length. The flowers themselves are five petals and greenish or reddish tint. The seeds are spindle -shaped and only 1-3 mm in size.

Home / origin

Nepenthes singalana lives exclusively on Sumatra. Where it grows in mountain forests at 2000-2900 m altitude.

Botanical history

Nepenthes singalana was filed incorrectly several times in earlier times. Already the botanist Macfarlane looked at the way in 1908 as a special form of Nepenthes gracillima. Even today Nepenthes singalana is often confused because of their appearance with other species, such as Nepenthes spathulata with, Nepenthes Nepenthes pectinata or diatas.

Swell

• N. singalana (English and Latin; very detailed)
• Guido Braem: Carnivorous plants. Natural book - Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3894400145
• Nepenthes singalana
• Http://www.botanik.biologie.uni-muenchen.de/botsyst/nepenth.html