Nepenthes Ovata - Notes

Notes

a.^ The original Latin description reads:

Folia mediocria, sessilia. lamina angusta lanceolata, spathulata, apicemversus acuminata. Bass subcordata semiamplexicaulis. Vagina O. Ascidia rosularum ovato conica, alis 2 fimbriatis, peristomio operculum versus elevato acuminato expanso 15-40 mm lath, coatis 0,5-1,5 mm distantibus, dentibus 5x longioribus quam latis. Operculo cordato-ovato, facie inferiore prope basin apendice lateraliter applanata obsito. Ascidia superiora magnitudine mediocria infundibuliformia, costis 2 prominentibus. Peristomio operculum versus acuminato in collum breve elongato, applanato, antice 2-5 mm, operculum versus 5-20 mmlato. Costis distantibus 0,5 -1 mm, dentibus 5 x longioribus quam latis. Operculo cordato-ovato, facie inferiore prope basin apendice lateraliter applanata obsito. Inflorescentia racemus longus, pedicellis inferioribus 10-15 mm longis, fere omnibus 2-floris. Indumentum in partibus vegetativis parcissimum.

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