Nepenthes fractiflexa Golos, A.S.Rob. & Barer

, Phytotaxa 432(2): 127 (2020).
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Publication
Phytotaxa
Collation
432(2): 127
Date of Publication
10 Feb 2020
Family as entered in IPNI
Nepenthaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
Anderson 4508
Locality
Sarawak, Baram District, G. Mulu, path from Melinau Paku, 4800ft
Collection Date
29 Jun 1961
Type Herbaria
holotype SAR
isotype K
Distribution Of Types
Sarawak (Borneo, Malesia, Asia-Tropical)
Kalimantan (Borneo, Malesia, Asia-Tropical)

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.432.2.3 The epithet fractiflexa is derived from the Latin words 'fractus' (= broken) and 'flexus' (= bend), and refers to the characteristic distichous vining stems of this species, which bend alternately at the nodes in a zig-zag fashion.