Nepenthes baramensis, a new species from peat swamp and heath forests in north-western Borneo, is described. It is distinguished from related species on the basis of its modified pitchers, which facilitate a facultative mutualistic interaction with Hardwicke’s Woolly Bat, Kerivoula hardwickii, which roosts in its pitchers and may provide the plant with a substantial proportion of its foliar nitrogen.

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Clarke, C., Moran, J. A., & Lee, C. C. (2011). Nepenthes baramensis (Nepenthaceae) – a new species from north-western Borneo. Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, 56(3), 229–233.