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'''''Nepenthes fusca''''' is an intermediate to highland species of [[pitcher plant]] from the island of [[Borneo]]. It is found throughout a wide [[altitude|altitudinal range]] (1200-2500 m) and is almost always [[epiphytic]] in nature, primarily growing in mossy forest. It is closely related to ''[[Nepenthes faizaliana|N. faizaliana]]''.
'''''Nepenthes fusca''''' is an intermediate to highland species of [[pitcher plant]] from the island of [[Borneo]]. It is found throughout a wide [[altitude|altitudinal range]] (1200-2500 m) and is almost always [[epiphytic]] in nature, primarily growing in mossy forest. It is closely related to ''[[Nepenthes faizaliana|N. faizaliana]]''.


[[Image:Nepenthes fusca.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Nepenthes fusca Cultivated plant.]]
==Forms and Varieties==
==Forms and Varieties==



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Nepenthes fusca
Young Nepenthes fusca plant. Mount Kinabalu, Borneo.
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N. fusca
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Nepenthes fusca

Nepenthes fusca is an intermediate to highland species of pitcher plant from the island of Borneo. It is found throughout a wide altitudinal range (1200-2500 m) and is almost always epiphytic in nature, primarily growing in mossy forest. It is closely related to N. faizaliana.

Nepenthes fusca Cultivated plant.

Forms and Varieties

N. fusca

  • var. typica (Danser)
    • "f. white"
    • "f. Sarawak"
    • "f. Crocker Range"
  • ssp. kostermansiana (Adam & Wilcock ex Jebb & Cheek)

References

Clarke, C. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, pp. 87-89.