Nepenthes tenuis
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Nepenthes tenuis is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The species was first collected in 1957, from a remote mountain in the western part of the island. It remained undescribed until 1994, and was only rediscovered in the wild in 2002. Prior to this, N. tenuis was known solely from a single photograph and dried herbarium specimen.
Prior to the rediscovery of N. tenuis in the wild, this was the only known photograph of the species. It shows a fragment of a climbing stem and an upper pitcher.
An aerial pitcher clasping a branch for support
A young rosette plant
Nepenthes jacquelineae
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Nepenthes jacquelineae is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Due to its unique pitcher morphology, it is considered to be one of the most spectacular Nepenthes species native to the island.
An intermediate pitcher with a snail visible in the pitcher fluid
The wide peristome of N. jacquelineae distinguishes it from its closest relatives
A putative natural hybrid between N. dubia and N. jacquelineae