Nepenthes campanulata

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Nepenthes campanulata (Late Latin: campana = bell) is a lowland Nepenthes species native to Borneo. The plant was described in 1973 based on a single specimen deposited at the Singapore Botanic Gardens herbarium. The original colony from which the type specimen was collected was destroyed as a result of forest fires between 1991 and 1992, and it was uncertain whether the species had survived or had in fact become extinct. However, it was rediscovered in 1998 by Ch'ien Lee on the limestone cliffs of Gunung Mulu National Park, more than 400 km from the type location. The species produces only one type of pitcher and does not climb.

References

• Hilton-Taylor (2006). [Nepenthes campanulata]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 06 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as data deficient
• Clarke, C. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications, Kota Kinabalu, pp. 76-77.
• Steiner, H. 2002. Borneo: Its Mountains and Lowlands with their Pitcher Plants. Toihaan Publishing Company, Kota Kinabalu, p. 109.