Nepenthes sp. Anipahan

Nepenthes sp. Anipahan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. sp. Anipahan

Nepenthes sp. Anipahan is an undescribed tropical pitcher plant known only from Mount Anipahan in central Palawan, the Philippines, where it grows in upper montane forest at 1200–1400 m above sea level.[1][2][3] It is very closely allied to N. leonardoi and may be conspecific with it.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 McPherson, S.R. 2011. The Discovery of Nepenthes sp. 'Anipahan'. In: New Nepenthes: Volume One. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 330–345.
  2. 1 2 McPherson, S.R. 2011. Comparison of the highland Palaweño Nepenthes. In: New Nepenthes: Volume One. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 364–381.
  3. Exploration of Mount Anipahan and Mount Kiamo. [video] Redfern Natural History Productions.


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