Nepenthes barcelonae

Nepenthes barcelonae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. barcelonae
Binomial name
Nepenthes barcelonae
Tandang & Cheek (2015)[1]

Nepenthes barcelonae is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Philippine island of Luzon.[1] It is known from a single mountain in the Sierra Madre range of Aurora Province, where it grows in stunted submontane forest.[1]

The specific epithet barcelonae honours Julie F. Barcelona, who discovered the species in February 2014 together with Danilo Tandang and Pieter B. Pelser.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cheek, M., D.N. Tandang & P.B. Pelser 2015. Nepenthes barcelonae (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Luzon, Philippines. Phytotaxa 222(2): 145–150. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.222.2.7
  2. Mey, F.S. 2015. Nepenthes barcelonae, a new species from the ventricosa complex from Luzon, Philippines. Strange Fruits: A Garden's Chronicle, 17 August 2015.
  3. Panela, S. 2015. New pitcher plant species discovered in Luzon. Rappler, 26 August 2015.
  4. Nepenthes barcelonae Tandang & Cheek. International Plant Names Index (IPNI).
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