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Nepenthes jamban is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to northern Sumatra. The specific epithet jamban is the Indonesian word for "toilet" and refers to the shape of the pitchers.
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Nepenthes jamban ( ni-PEN-theez JUM-bən, not * JAM-bən) is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to northern Sumatra. The specific epithet jamban is the Indonesian word for "toilet" and refers to the shape of the pitchers.
Botanical history
Nepenthes jamban was discovered during a series of field trips to Sumatra between 2004 and 2005. The species was first collected on April 22, 2005, south of Padang Sidempuan in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra.
The formal description of N. jamban was published in 2006 in the botanical journal Blumea.[note a] The herbarium specimen Lee, Hernawati, Akhriadi NP 433 was designated as the holotype. It is deposited at the Herbarium of Andalas University (ANDA).
Habitat
- Altitude
- 1,600–2,400 m
- Altitude Class
- highland
- Native To
- Sumatra, Indonesia
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Temperature
- Day 18–25°C / Night 10–18°C
- Humidity
- 70–95%
