Nepenthes macfarlanei
Species of pitcher plant from Peninsular Malaysia
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Nepenthes macfarlanei (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˌmækfɑːrˈleɪniaɪ/; after John Muirhead Macfarlane, botanist) is a carnivorous pitcher plant species endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It produces attractive red-speckled pitchers. Lower pitchers are ovoid or infundibular in the lower half and globose or cylindrical above and up to 25 cm high. Upper (aerial) pitchers are of a lighter colour with wings reduced to ribs. The lower surface of the lid is densely covered with short, white hairs. This is a characteristic morphological feature of this species, but at present its function is unknown.[5]
| Nepenthes macfarlanei | |
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| A lower pitcher of N. macfarlanei | |
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| An upper pitcher of N. macfarlanei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nepenthaceae |
| Genus: | Nepenthes |
| Species: | N. macfarlanei |
| Binomial name | |
| Nepenthes macfarlanei Hemsl. (1905) | |
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Natural hybrids
The following natural hybrids involving N. macfarlanei have been recorded.
- N. macfarlanei × N. ramispina[6]
- N. macfarlanei × N. sanguinea[6]
N. macfarlanei × N. ramispina
N. macfarlanei × N. sanguinea
