Kingdom Plantae Family Sarraceniaceae Scientific name Heliamphora pulchella Rank Species | Order Ericales Genus Heliamphora Higher classification Heliamphora | |
Similar Heliamphora, Heliamphora minor, Heliamphora heterodoxa, Heliamphora chimantensis, Heliamphora exappendiculata | ||
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Heliamphora pulchella (Latin: pulchellus = pretty) is a species of marsh pitcher plant endemic to the Chimanta Massif and surrounding tepuis in Venezuela. It is one of the smallest species and closely related to H. minor.
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Infraspecific taxa
Two major variants of H. pulchella are known: the type variety, which bears conspicuous retentive hairs on the inner pitcher surface, and an incompletely diagnosed taxon from Amurí Tepui, which lacks these hairs.
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