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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.

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.

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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