Nepenthes rajah

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: Nepenthes rajah

Name

Nepenthes rajah Hook.f. (Transactions of the Linnean Society XXII, p. 421, t. LXXII (1859))
Type locality: Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Holotype: Kinabalu, MY, Low s.n. (K).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Nepenthes rajah Continental:Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Borneo (Sabah). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Hooker, J.D. 1859. On the Origin and Development of the Pitchers of Nepenthes, with an Account of some new Bornean Plants of that Genus. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 22: 415–424, pl. LXIX–LXXIV. BHL Reference page. : 22: 421

Additional references

Cheek, M. & Jebb, M. (2001). Flora Malesiana 15: 1-164. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
McPherson, S. (2023). Nepenthes - The Tropical Pitcher Plants 1: 1-739. Redfern Natural History Productions.
Clarke, C. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
Danser, B. H. 1928. The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies. Bulletin de Jardin de Botanique, Buitenzorg, Série III, 9 (3-4):249-438. Entry 38 — "Nepenthes rajah".
Kurata, S. 1976. Nepenthes of Mount Kinabalu. Sabah National Parks Trustees, Kota Kinabalu.

Vernacular names

čeština: láčkovka rádža
English: Giant Pitcher Plant, Rajah Brooke's Pitcher Plant, Giant Malaysian Pitcher Plant
suomi: Sabahinkannukasvi
ქართული: ნეპენთეს რაჯა
svenska: Kungskannranka
中文: 王侯豬籠草

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