Nepenthes campanulata Sh.Kurata

Bell-shaped pitcher-plant (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Nepenthaceae > Nepenthes

Characteristics

Terrestrial shrublet to 30 cm tall. Stems terete, c. 0.4 cm diam., internodes c. 2 mm long. Leaves coriaceous, sessile, obovate, 5-9 by 1.2-2.5 cm, apex rounded, peltate by 0.1-0.4 cm, base attenuate, margin regularly undulate and sinuate. Longitudinal nerves 3 on each side of the midrib, scattered throughout lamina and arising from base of mid-rib. Pennate nerves obscure. Pitchers campanulate, i.e. ventricose near base, narrowed at middle, upper half infundibulate, c. 8 by 4 cm; wings absent, but with a pair of ridges; mouth circular, horizontal, to 4 cm wide; peristome reduced to small but prominent teeth 0.25-0.4 mm apart, these conical, curving inwards, c. 0.2 mm long; the margin scarcely thickened between these teeth, outer edge entire; lid elliptic-oblong to ovate, 1.5-2 by 1.2-1.5 cm, junction with pitcher broad, 3-4 mm wide, lower surface lacking appendages, nectar glands volcano-like, 0.1-0.2 mm wide, dense near base and along midline, becoming sparse towards margin; spur simple, flattened, 1.5-3 mm long. Inflorescence unknown. Fruit and seed unknown. Indumentum sparse, dense below peristome and around spur, brown, < 0.1 mm long. Colour: “pitcher yellowish green; base inside with red brown dots. Lip inside dark green” (Kostermans 13764).
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On sheer limestone walls; 300 m
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

Nepenthes campanulata unspecified picture

Distribution

Nepenthes campanulata world distribution map, present in Indonesia and Malaysia

Conservation status

Nepenthes campanulata threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:603669-1
WFO ID wfo-0000381944
COL ID 46X7V
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Synonyms

Nepenthes campanulata Nepenthes campanulata