page_title: Nepenthes andamana
section_title: Botanical history
hierarchical_section_title: Nepenthes andamana / Botanical history
caption_attribution_description: Nepenthes andamana type specimen, deposited at Chulalongkorn University Herbarium, Thailand
context_page_description: Nepenthes andamana is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Phang Nga Province, Thailand, where it grows near sea level in coastal savannah and grassland. It is thought to be most closely related to N. suratensis.
  The specific epithet andamana refers to the Andaman Sea coast of Thailand.
context_section_description: Nepenthes andamana was formally described by Marcello Catalano in his 2010 book, Nepenthes della Thailandia: Diario di viaggio. The description was reviewed by Alastair Robinson, while Andreas Fleischmann provided the Latin translation. Catalano 013395 was designated as the holotype. This specimen was collected by Catalano in 2009 at sea level from Takua Pa, Phang Nga Province, Thailand. It is deposited at the Chulalongkorn University Herbarium (BCU).
caption: Nepenthes andamana type specimen (Catalano 013395)
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