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A distinctive tropical pitcher plant endemic to West Sumatra, *Nepenthes harauensis* is notable for its thickly coriaceous, petiolate, elliptic-oblong leaves and unique peltate tendril insertion, setting it apart from related species like *N. bongso* and *N. singalana*.
Field notes
Morphology
The leaves are thickly coriaceous, petiolate, and elliptic-oblong in shape, featuring a distinctive peltate tendril insertion.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to the Harau region of West Sumatra.
Habitat
- Altitude
- 1,100–1,400 m
- Altitude Class
- intermediate
- Native To
- Sumatra
- IUCN Status
- Unassessed(?)
Taxonomy
- Described
- 2022
- Authority
- Hernawati, R.Satria & Chi.C.Lee
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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