Nepenthes adrianii

Nepenthes adrianii
Lower pitcher of Nepenthes adrianii. Central Java.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nepenthaceae
Genus:	Nepenthes
Species:	N. adrianii
Binomial name
Nepenthes adrianii Batoro, Wartono, Jebb et al. (2006)

Nepenthes adrianii (Template:PronEng, after Adrian Yusuf, who discovered it in 2004) is a species of tropical pitcher plant native to Central Java. It is the only known Nepenthes species endemic to the island, unless Nepenthes gymnamphora and N. pectinata or N. xiphioides are considered separate species. It is found at elevations above 950 m. The plant is an epiphytic species and can usually be found growing in the canopies of trees 15-25 m tall.

N. adrianii is very similar to N. spathulata, a Sumatran endemic. Some authors consider the two taxa to be conspecific.

N. adrianii has no known natural hybrids. No forms or varieties have been described, although wild populations of this species exhibit considerable variability.

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  Upper pitcher with lower pitchers in background
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  Natural habitat of N. adrianii (note plant in centre)
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  The original N. adrianii plant discovered by Adrian Yusuf in 2004 at 1000 m altitude

References

• Boediwardhana, W. 2006. Malang hosts Indonesia's first exhibition of insectivorous plants. The Jakarta Post, March 6, 2006.
• Template:Id icon Tanaman Kantong Semar di Ambang Kepunahan. Pikiran Rakyat, November 20, 2006.
• Template:Id icon Wresti, M.C. 2007. Suska, Menyelamatkan Nepenthes. Kompas, January 8, 2007.