Nepenthes ramispina

Nepenthes ramispina
	A lower pitcher of N. ramispina
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nepenthaceae
Genus:	Nepenthes
Species:	N. ramispina
Binomial name
	Nepenthes ramispina; Ridl. (1908)
Synonyms
	Synonyms Nepenthes gracillima; auct. non Ridl.: Danser (1928); [=N. gracillima/N. ramispina]; Nepenthes gracillima; auct. non Ridl.: Kiew (1990); [=N. benstonei/N. gracillima/N. ramispina]; Nepenthes gracillima f. ramispina; (Ridl.) Hort.Westphal (2000); Nepenthes gracillima var. major; Ridl. (1924);

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Nepenthes ramispina ( /nɨˈpɛnθiːz ˌræmɨˈspaɪnə/; from Latin: ramus = branch, spina = spine, spur) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species, native to Peninsular Malaysia. It is very similar to N. gracillma and there is much debate about whether the two should be treated as separate species.

[edit] Natural hybrids

^ ^a ^b Clarke, C.M. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.

Bonhomme, V., H. Pelloux-Prayer, E. Jousselin, Y. Forterre, J.-J. Labat & L. Gaume 2011. Slippery or sticky? Functional diversity in the trapping strategy of Nepenthes carnivorous plants. New Phytologist 191(2): 545–554. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03696.x

Bourke, G. 2003. Exploring the Genting Highlands.PDF Carniflora Australis (2): 23–26.
Clarke et al. (2000). Nepenthes ramispina. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU D2 v2.3).
Shivas, R.G. 1983. Nepenthes of Gunung Ulu Kali.PDF (1.54 MiB) Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 12(3): 65–67.
Thorogood, C. 2010. The Malaysian Nepenthes: Evolutionary and Taxonomic Perspectives. Nova Science Publishers, New York.

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Nepenthes (list)

Species

Incompletely diagnosed taxa: N. sp. Anipahan • N. sp. Luzon • N. sp. Misool
Possible extinct species: N. echinatus • N. echinosporus • N. major

Natural hybrids

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Nepenthes ramispina

A lower pitcher of N. ramispina
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nepenthaceae
Genus:	Nepenthes
Species:	N. ramispina
Binomial name
*Nepenthes ramispina* Ridl. (1908)
Synonyms
Synonyms Nepenthes gracillima auct. non Ridl.: Danser (1928) [=N. gracillima/N. ramispina] Nepenthes gracillima auct. non Ridl.: Kiew (1990) [=N. benstonei/N. gracillima/N. ramispina] Nepenthes gracillima f. ramispina (Ridl.) Hort.Westphal (2000) Nepenthes gracillima var. major Ridl. (1924)