Reinwardtia (Dec 2009)

Nepenthes naga, a new species of Nepenthaceae from Bukit Barisan of Sumatra

  • Pitra - Akhriadi,
  • Hernawati - -,
  • Alfindra - Primaldhi,
  • Muhamad - Hambali

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 5
pp. 339 – 342

Abstract

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AKHRIADI, P., HERNAWATI, PRIMALDHI, A. & HAMBALI, M. 2009. Nepenthes naga, a new species of Nepenthaceae from Bukit Barisan of Sumatra. Reinwardtia 12(5): 339 – 342. ⎯ A new species of Nepenthes from North Sumatra is described as Nepenthes naga Akhriadi, Hernawati, Primaldhi & Hambali. The key characters for this species are a triangular dichotomous appendage resembling a snake's tongue inserted sub-apically on the undersurface of the lid, and the undulate lid margin.

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