Nepenthes klossii

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Nepenthes klossii (after H. S. Kloss, who discovered it in 1913) is an unusual carnivorous pitcher plant species of the genus Nepenthes. It is endemic to New Guinea. Along with N. aristolochioides it is the only species genus to employ domed pitchers with white patches which let in light. It has been suggested that this serves to attract flying insects in asimilar manner to the North American pitcher plants Darlingtonia californica and Sarracenia minor.

N. klossii holotype.

References

• Clarke et al (2000). [Nepenthes klossii]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU D2 v2.3)

• Jebb, M. & Cheek, M. 1997. A Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae) Blumea 42(1).