Trongtham Kruetreepradit · CC BY-SA 3.0
About
A notable climbing species, *Nepenthes kerrii*, is characterized by its robust, terete stem and its distinctive pitcher morphology, which varies between terrestrial, upper, and aerial forms. The species is particularly adapted to island habitats, evidenced by its reduced seed wings.
Field notes
Morphology
The plant is a climbing species with a terete, unbranched stem (3–5 mm in diameter) that ranges from green to red. Leaves are sessile, coriaceous, and obovate (up to 31 cm long by 3 cm wide). Lower pitchers are ovate, measuring up to 14 cm high by 6 cm wide, featuring a cylindrical peristome (up to 12 mm wide) and an oval lid. Upper pitchers are tubulose, measuring up to 15 cm high by 3.5 cm wide, with a lobate peristome. Terrestrial pitchers are typically orange with red blotches, while aerial pitchers are green to yellow.
Distribution & habitat
Native to Tarutao National Marine Park in Satun Province, southern Thailand, and is considered conspecific with populations found on the Malaysian island of Langkawi.
History & etymology
The first known collection was made by Arthur Francis George Kerr in 1928. The species was formally described by Marcello Catalano and Trongtham Kruetreepradit in 2010. The specific epithet kerrii refers to Irish medical doctor Arthur Francis George Kerr, who made the first known herbarium collection.
Habitat
- Altitude
- 400–500 m
- Altitude Class
- lowland
- Native To
- Malaysia, Thailand
- IUCN Status
- Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Described
- 2010
- Authority
- M.Catal. & Kruetr.
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- easy
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