NEPENTHES HARAUENSIS, A NEW SPECIES OF NEPENTHACEAE FROM WEST SUMATRA

Hernawati Hernawati (Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Barat)
Robi Satria (Harau Nursery)
Ch'ien C. Lee (Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.)

REINWARDTIA
Vol 21, No 1 (2022): Reinwardtia

HERNAWATI, SATRIA, R. & LEE, C. C. 2022. Nepenthes harauensis, a new species of Nepenthaceae from West Sumatra. Reinwardtia 21(1): 19‒23. — A new species of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae) from the Harau region of West Sumatra is described as Nepenthes harauensis Hernawati, R.Satria & Chi.C.Lee. This species shares specific characteristics with both N. bongso and N. singalana but is unique in its thickly coriaceous and petiolate leaves, which are elliptic-oblong and have a distinctly peltate tendril insertion.