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Nepenthes singalana
	Lower pitcher of Nepenthes singalana from Mount Belirang.
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nepenthaceae
Genus:	Nepenthes
Species:	N. singalana
Binomial name
	Nepenthes singalana; Becc. (1886)
Synonyms
	Nepenthes junghuhnii; Macfarl. ex Ridl. (1917); Nepenthes pectinata; Danser (1928); [=N. pectinata/N. singalana]; N. pectinata × N. singalana; Danser (1928); Nepenthes singalana; sensu Macfarl. in Engl. (1908); [=N. gracillima/N. singalana]; Nepenthes singalana; sensu Tamin & M.Hotta in M.Hotta (1986) [=N. bongso/N. densiflora?/N. pectinata/N. singalana/N. spathulata];

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Nepenthes singalana (Template:PronEng, after Mount Singgalang, West Sumatra) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species native to the island of Sumatra. It is most closely related to N. diatas and N. spathulata.

Taxonomy

In 2001, Charles Clarke performed a cladistic analysis of the Nepenthes species of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia using 70 morphological characteristics of each taxon. The following is part of the resultant cladogram, showing "Clade 3", which comprises N. singalana and three other related species.^[1]

N. densiflora

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	N. diatas

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	N. singalana

	N. spathulata

Natural hybrids

The following natural hybrids involving N. singalana have been recorded.

N. aristolochioides × N. singalana^[1]
N. bongso × N. singalana^[1]
N. inermis × N. singalana
N. pectinata × N. singalana^[1]
? N. singalana × N. spathulata^[1]

? N. singalana × N. spathulata

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Clarke, C.M. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.

Template:IUCN2006 Listed as Vulnerable (VU D2 v2.3)
Wistuba, A. & H. Rischer 1996. Nepenthes lavicola, a new species of Nepenthaceae from the Aceh Province in the North of Sumatra. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 25(4): 106-111.

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[Clarke-1] Clarke, C.M. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.

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-'''''Nepenthes singalana''''' (after [[Mount Singgalang]], [[West Sumatra]]) is a highland ''[[Nepenthes]]'' [[pitcher plant]] species native to the island of [[Sumatra]]. It is most closely related to ''[[Nepenthes diatas|N. diatas]]'' and ''[[Nepenthes spathulata|N. spathulata]]''.
+'''''Nepenthes singalana''''' ({{pronEng|nəˈpɛnθiːz sɪŋɡəlɑːnə}}, after [[Mount Singgalang]], [[West Sumatra]]) is a highland ''[[Nepenthes]]'' [[pitcher plant]] species native to the island of [[Sumatra]]. It is most closely related to ''[[Nepenthes diatas|N. diatas]]'' and ''[[Nepenthes spathulata|N. spathulata]]''.
 ==Taxonomy==