Heliamphora hispida

Heliamphora hispida
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Heliamphora hispida in cultivation.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sarraceniaceae
Genus:	Heliamphora
Species:	H. hispida
Binomial name
Heliamphora hispida Nerz & Wistuba (2000)

Heliamphora hispida (Latin: hispidus = covered with stiff or rough hairs, bristly) is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant endemic to Cerro Neblina, the southernmost tepui of the Guiana Highlands at the Brazil-Venezuela border.

References

• (in Spanish) Brewer-Carías, C. (May 1973). Defensa de la Naturaleza 2(6): 17–26.
• (in Spanish) Brewer-Carías, C. (2012–2013). Río Verde 9: 73–88.
• McPherson, S. (2007). Pitcher Plants of the Americas. The McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, Blacksburg, Virginia.
• Nerz, J. (December 2004). Heliamphora elongata (Sarraceniaceae), a new species from Ilu-Tepui. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 33(4): 111–116.
• Nerz, J. & A. Wistuba (June 2006). Heliamphora exappendiculata, a clearly distinct species with unique characteristics. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 35(2): 43–51.
• Wistuba, A., T. Carow & P. Harbarth (September 2002). Heliamphora chimantensis, a new species of Heliamphora (Sarraceniaceae) from the ‘Macizo de Chimanta’ in the south of Venezuela. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 31(3): 78–82.
• (in German) Wistuba, A., T. Carow, P. Harbarth, & J. Nerz (2005). Das Taublatt 53(3): 42–50.