Mount Talang () () is an active

stratovolcano A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with ...

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. Talang has two

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s on its flanks, the largest of which is wide and is called ''Lake Talang''. According to the

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, Mount Talang has had eight confirmed eruptions between 1833 and 1968. A minor eruption followed in April 2005, over 25,000 inhabitants of the local area being evacuated due to fears of further volcanic eruptions. Geologists say that the eruption in April 2005 is connected to the devastating December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The

pitcher plant Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants known as pitfall traps—a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid. The traps of pitcher plant are considered to be "true" pitcher plants and are formed by specialized ...

Nepenthes talangensis ''Nepenthes talangensis'' is a tropical pitcher plant endemism, endemic to Sumatra, where it grows in upper montane forest at elevations of 1,800–2,500 m above sea level. The specific name (botany), specific epithet ''talangensis'' is de ...

'' is named after the mountain and is thought to be

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to its upper slopes.Nerz, J. & A. Wistuba 1994
Five new taxa of ''Nepenthes'' (Nepenthaceae) from North and West Sumatra
. ''

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'' 23(4): 101–114.Clarke, C.M. 2001. ''

Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia ''Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia'' is a monograph by Charles Clarke on the tropical pitcher plants of Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and their minor surrounding islands. It was published in 2001 by Natural History Publications (Born ...

''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.

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Stratovolcanoes of Indonesia Subduction volcanoes Active volcanoes of Indonesia Volcanoes of Sumatra Mountains of Sumatra Volcanic crater lakes Landforms of West Sumatra Holocene stratovolcanoes {{WSumatra-geo-stub Indragiri basin Tarusan basin

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