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| Nepenthes krabiensis
Nuanlaong, Onsanit, Chusangrach & Suraninpong
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ABSTRACT
This paper describes and illustrates a new species of Nepenthaceae, Nepenthes krabiensis. The new species is closely related to N. rosea which has been found in the same habitat of the wildlife sanctuary of Krabi Province in Southern Thailand.
KEYWORDS: Thailand, Krabi, Peninsular Thailand, taxonomy.
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| Figure 3. Nepenthes krabiensis. A. habitat and habit, C. lower pitcher; D. upper pitcher. |
Distribution.― Southern Thailand, founded
only at Khao Pra-Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary,
Krabi Province, Thailand.
Ecology.― On summit areas, in sandy or mool
soil, often growing in limestone rock crevices, at
600–700 m above sea level.
Etymology.― The species is named after Krabi
Province, to which it is endemic.
Phenology.― Flowering June to August.
Proposed IUCN conservation outlook assessment
(2012).― Nepenthes krabiensis is assessed as
Critically Endangered [CR B2ab (ii)]. It distributed
in an area of 500 m2
and only on a single site on the
summit of Mt Nor Ju Jee.
Notes.― Nepenthes krabiensis is similar to N.
rosea which grows in the same province and also
on limestone mountains. The species share lanceolate,
pseudo-petiolate and decurrent leaves, but N. krabiensis
differs from N. rosea in the conspicuous coloration
of the lower pitchers: being orange with red stripes,
with red blotches over the inner surface and absent
in the glandular zone, the green to orange or red
peristome, the green to red lid upper surface, and
the green to yellow or orange lid lower surface. The
lower pitchers of N. rosea are green to light pink
with dark pink stripes outside, and uniformly green
to dark pink over the inner surface.
Sanya Nuanlaong, Sarayut Onsanit, Vutthipong Chusangrach, Potjamarn Suraninpong. 2016. A New Species of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae) from Thailand. THAI FOREST BULL., BOT. 44(2); : 128–133. DOI: 10.20531/tfb.2016.44.2.08
