Nepenthes ridzana

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Nepenthes ridzana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. ridzana
Binomial name
Nepenthes ridzana
Latiff, M.N.Faizal & Besi, 2024 [1] [2]

Nepenthes ridzana is a species of tropical pitcher plant known from Gunung Matchinchang, in Langkawi Island, Kedah, Malaysia. [1]

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Etymology

The specific epithet is derived in honor of Dato' Indera Mohd. Ridza Awang, a Director-General of the Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia, for his role in supporting the forest conservation in Peninsular Malaysia. [1]

Nomenclature

The species was originally described under the name Nepenthes ridzaiana in volume 87, issue 1 of The Malaysian Forester. [1] [3]

Natural hybrid

A known natural hybrid, Nepenthes × langkawiensis Latiff, M.N. Faizal & Besi, is recorded from Teluk Datai on the same island, with Nepenthes mirabilis as the other parent species. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nepenthes ridzana | International Plant Names Index". ipni.org. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  2. ↑ "World Plants". www.worldplants.de. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  3. ↑ Latiff, A.; Ghazalli, Mohd Norfaizal; Besi, Edward Entalai; Mat Esa, M. E; Go, R.; Sandin, N.; Endot, Mohd. Ridzuwan; Ali, Norulhuda; Perdan, Khairuddin; Yapp, E. J.; Mohd Nor FIrdaus, R. (2024). "Nepenthes ridzaiana and N. x langkawiensis (Nepenthaceae), a new species and a new nothospecies of pitcher plants from Langkawi Island, Malaysia". The Malaysian Forester. 87 (1): 1–9.
  4. ↑ "Nepenthes × langkawiensis | International Plant Names Index". ipni.org. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
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