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5 unusual facts about Mount Kelam


Johannes Gottfried Hallier

In 1894, Hallier became the second European to climb Mount Kelam (after a certain Dr. Gürtler) and the first to collect specimens of the pitcher plant Nepenthes clipeata.

Mount Kelam

Leptospermum trees form a sparse canopy on the mountain's upper slopes, while grasses and Sphagnum moss cover the ground.

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In 1894, German botanist Johannes Gottfried Hallier became the second European to climb Mount Kemal, after a certain Dr. Gürtler.

Nepenthes clipeata

Nepenthes clipeata was first collected in 1894 by Johannes Gottfried Hallier, who summited Mount Kelam 5 times between 30 January and 13 February.

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During the 1980s, plant collectors began to visit Mount Kelam with increased frequency, placing pressure on wild populations of N. clipeata.



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