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Nepenthes chang (Nepenthes chang)

Description

Nepenthes chang is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Banthad Mountains of central Thailand, where it grows at elevations of 300–600 m above sea level. It is thought to be most closely related to N. kampotiana. The specific epithet chang refers to the Thai island of Ko Chang, where the type specimen was collected.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Nepenthaceae

              • Genus: Nepenthes