Nepenthes ovata
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Nepenthes ovata is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra. The specific epithet ovata is Latin for "ovate" and refers to the shape of the lower pitchers.
Nepenthes ovata lower pitcher
Nepenthes ovata (pictured) was for a long time confused with the closely related N. bongso
A rosette plant with a lower pitcher
An intermediate pitcher
Nepenthes rhombicaulis
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Nepenthes rhombicaulis is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra. The specific epithet rhombicaulis is formed from the Latin words rhombicus, meaning "rhomboid", and caulis, "stem". It refers to
Nepenthes ovata
…altitudinal distribution of 1,700–2,100 m above sea level. On Mount Pangulubao, N. ovata grows sympatrically with N. gymnamphora (N. xiphioides), N. mikei, N. rhombicaulis, N. spectabilis, and N. tobaica. At another location it grows alongside N. flava. Natural hybrids with all of these species except N. tobaica have been…
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Upper pitchers were first reported in 1993
A rosette plant
A typical lower pitcher