Nepenthes rajah
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Nepenthes rajah is a giant carnivorous pitcher plant from Borneo, renowned for having some of the largest known pitfall traps in the plant kingdom.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivorous plant
ⓘ
pitcher plant ⓘ species of flowering plant ⓘ |
| altitudeRange | 1500–2650 m ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| describedBy | Joseph Dalton Hooker ⓘ |
| diet |
fallen leaves and detritus
ⓘ
insects ⓘ other arthropods ⓘ small vertebrates ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Borneo ⓘ |
| family | Nepenthaceae ⓘ |
| feedingStrategy | pitfall trap ⓘ |
| flowerType | unisexual flowers ⓘ |
| foundInCountry | Malaysia ⓘ |
| foundInRegion | Sabah ⓘ |
| genus | Nepenthes ⓘ |
| growsOn | serpentine substrates ⓘ |
| growthForm |
climbing plant
ⓘ
terrestrial plant ⓘ |
| habitat |
montane heath forest
ⓘ
ultramafic soils ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement |
alternate on climbing stems
ⓘ
rosette in young plants ⓘ |
| leafType | evergreen ⓘ |
| listedIn | CITES Appendix I ⓘ |
| mutualismWith | tree shrews ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Borneo
ⓘ
Mount Kinabalu ⓘ Mount Tambuyukon ⓘ |
| notableFor | having some of the largest pitcher traps among plants ⓘ |
| nutrientAcquisition |
absorption from pitcher fluid
ⓘ
carnivory ⓘ |
| order | Caryophyllales ⓘ |
| photosynthesisType | C3 ⓘ |
| pitcherCapacity | up to several liters of fluid ⓘ |
| pollination | insects ⓘ |
| protectedIn | Kinabalu Park ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via flowers ⓘ |
| sexType | dioecious ⓘ |
| soilPreference | nutrient-poor soils ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
overcollection ⓘ |
| trapType | passive pitfall trap ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1859 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.