Nepenthes 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]

Nepenthes sp. Anipahan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. sp. Anipahan
Binomial name
Nepenthes sp. Anipahan

References

  1. McPherson, S.R. 2011. The Discovery of Nepenthes sp. 'Anipahan'. In: New Nepenthes: Volume One. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 330–345.
  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 Archived 2014-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. [video] Redfern Natural History Productions.


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