Heliamphora heterodoxa
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Heliamphora heterodoxa ( = other, doxa = opinion, belief) is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant
Heliamphora
The genus Heliamphora contains 23 species of pitcher plants endemic to South America. The species are collectively known as sun pitchers, based on the mistaken notion that the heli of Heliamphora is from the Greek helios, meaning "sun"...

 native to Gran Sabana and the plateau of Ptari Tepui in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

. It was first discovered in 1951 upon Ptari Tepui. This Heliamphora is closely related to H. glabra
Heliamphora glabra
Heliamphora glabra is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant native to Serra do Sol in Venezuela. It was for a long time considered a form of H. heterodoxa, but has recently been raised to species rank.-References:...

and the latter was for a long time considered a form of H. heterodoxa.

Heliamphora heterodoxa can tolerate higher temperature
Temperature
Temperature is a physical property of matter that quantitatively expresses the common notions of hot and cold. Objects of low temperature are cold, while various degrees of higher temperatures are referred to as warm or hot...

s, due to its mainly lowland
Lowland
In physical geography, a lowland is any broad expanse of land with a general low level. The term is thus applied to the landward portion of the upward slope from oceanic depths to continental highlands, to a region of depression in the interior of a mountainous region, to a plain of denudation, or...

 origins. The plant grows vigorously and exhibits a large, overhanging nectar spoon.

Infraspecific taxa

  • Heliamphora heterodoxa var. exappendiculata Maguire & Steyerm. (1978) [=H. exappendiculata
    Heliamphora exappendiculata
    Heliamphora exappendiculata is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant endemic to the Chimanta massif and Aprada Tepui in Venezuela. It was for a long time considered a variety of H. heterodoxa, but has recently been raised to species rank.-References:* McPherson, S. 2007. Pitcher Plants of the Americas...

    ]
  • Heliamphora heterodoxa var. exappendiculata f. glabella Steyerm. (1984) [=H. minor
    Heliamphora minor
    Heliamphora minor is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant endemic to the Auyan and Chimanta group of tepuis in Venezuela. As the name suggests, it is the smallest species in the genus. It is closely related to H. pulchella....

    ]
  • Heliamphora heterodoxa var. glabra Maguire (1978) [=H. glabra
    Heliamphora glabra
    Heliamphora glabra is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant native to Serra do Sol in Venezuela. It was for a long time considered a form of H. heterodoxa, but has recently been raised to species rank.-References:...

    ]
  • Heliamphora heterodoxa f. glabra (Maguire) Steyerm. (1984) [=H. glabra
    Heliamphora glabra
    Heliamphora glabra is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant native to Serra do Sol in Venezuela. It was for a long time considered a form of H. heterodoxa, but has recently been raised to species rank.-References:...

    ]
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