Nepenthes nigra

Nepenthes nigra
	An upper pitcher of Nepenthes nigra
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nepenthaceae
Genus:	Nepenthes
Species:	N. nigra
Binomial name
	Nepenthes nigra; Nerz, Wistuba, Chi.C.Lee, Bourke, U.Zimm. & S.McPherson (2011)
Synonyms
	Nepenthes dentata; Sh.Kurata (1984); [=N. hamata/N. nigra]; Nepenthes sp. Sulawesi; S.McPherson (2009);

Nepenthes nigra is a tropical pitcher plant known from a number of mountains across Central Sulawesi, where it grows at elevations of 1,500–2,700 m (4,900–8,900 ft) above sea level.^[2] The specific epithet nigra refers to the dark colouration of the pitchers and stem.^[2]^[5] The species is closely related to N. hamata and N. tentaculata.^[2]

Natural hybrids

^ Lee, C.; Clarke, C.M. (2014). "Nepenthes nigra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48994593A49009804. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T48994593A49009804.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Nerz, J., A. Wistuba, C.C. Lee, G. Bourke, U. Zimmermann & S. McPherson 2011. Nepenthes nigra, a new pitcher plant from Central Sulawesi. In: McPherson, S.R. New Nepenthes: Volume One. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 468–491.
^ Kurata, S. 1984. "A new species of Nepenthes from Sulawesi, Indonesia" (PDF). The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 36(2): 197–200.
^ McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
^ Wistuba, A. 2012. Nepenthes nigra. In: "AIPC Special Issue 4: News of 2011" (PDF). Associazione Italiana Piante Carnivore. p. 24.
^ McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Sulawesi. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.

Lee, C.C. 2012. New Pitcher Plant Discoveries. Jungle Notes, February 2, 2012.

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