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About
A tropical pitcher plant notable for its association with the Cambodian city of Kampot, *Nepenthes kampotiana* is found across southern Cambodia, eastern Thailand, and southern coastal Vietnam.
Field notes
Distribution & habitat
Southern Cambodia, eastern Thailand, and southern coastal Vietnam, at altitudes of 0–600 m above sea level.
History & etymology
The specific epithet kampotiana refers to the Cambodian city of Kampot, near where the first specimens were collected.
Conservation
Assessed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.
Habitat
- Altitude
- 0–600 m
- Altitude Class
- lowland
- Native To
- Thailand, Vietnam
- IUCN Status
- Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Described
- 1909
- Authority
- Lecomte
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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