Nepenthes paniculata
Description
Terrestrial (probably) climber to 7 m tall.
Leaves coriaceous, petiolate, those of climbing stems with blade narrowly elliptic or lanceolate, 20-30 by 4-7 cm, apex acuminate, base gradually attenuate into a narrowly winged petiole 3-9 cm long, base of petiole a semi-amplexicaul sheath, not decurrent.
Fruit and seed unknown.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present (Irian Jaya present), Doorman present
New Guinea: Irian Jaya (Doorman).
Taxonomy
1 This species is closely related to N. neoguineensis and the means of dis-tinguishing them are slight: the partial panicles of the inflorescence are not corymbiform; the upper pitchers are wholly infundibulate, and not narrowed at the mouth, and have much reduced wings; the peristome is broader, more rounded, and has more widely spaced ribs (0.6-1 mm vs. 0.25-0.35 mm); the numerous, large (0.5 mm), lipped glands are present on the upper surface of the leaf sheaths, and scattered along the upper sides of midrib (absent in N. neoguineensis).
2. Nepenthes paniculata is only known from the type number and more collections and observations are needed. The description above is largely taken from that of Danser in .