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Sun pitcher

(Heliamphora sp Angasima Tepui)

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Description

Heliamphora sp. 'Angasima Tepui' is an undescribed taxon of marsh pitcher plant known only from the summit of Angasima Tepui in Venezuela, where it grows at elevations of 2200–2250 m. It resembles H. heterodoxa in many respects, but has a smaller nectar spoon, numerous nectar glands on the outer pitcher surface, and forms large clumps up to 1.5 m across.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class:
Order:Ericales
Family:Sarraceniaceae
Genus:
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