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Pitcher Plant
Nepenthes distillatoria
6.18271, 80.4172
Field Notes
Description:
N.distillatoria is the only endemic species of Nepenthes in Sri Lanka that grow naturally and are seen in the rainforests Kanneliya and Sinharaja as well as other wet zones. It is listed as VU(vulnerable) by IUCN redlist. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39656/10254604
Habitat:
Kanneliya–Dediyagala–Nakiyadeniya, dense rainforest.
Notes:
Kanneliya forest reserve was designated as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2004 and is one of the last of the largest rainforests in Sri Lanka with Sinharaja rainforest. The rainforest house many endemic species of both flora and fauna. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanneliya%...
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