Nepenthes argentii
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 Nepenthes argentii in habitat. Mount Guiting-Guiting, Sibuyan Island.
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| Nepenthes argentii Jebb & Cheek (1997) |
Nepenthes argentii (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz ɑːrɡˈɛntiːaɪ/ or /ɑːɹdʒˈɛntiːaɪ/, after George Argent) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant native to Mount Guiting-Guiting on Sibuyan Island in the Philippines. It is possibly the smallest species in the genus and does not appear to have a climbing stage.[1]
N. argentii inhabits subalpine shrubbery "with a smooth wind-clipped canopy 30 cm tall on an ultrabasic ridge".[2] It grows at an elevation of approximately 1,400 m.[2]
N. argentii has no known natural hybrids. No forms or varieties have been described.
On Mount Guiting-Guiting, N. argentii is sympatric with N. sibuyanensis at around 1800 m.[3][1] A species resembling N. alata grows on Mount Guiting-Guiting at lower elevations of 800 to 1000 m.[4] Other plant species endemic to the mountain include Lobelia proctorii[5] and Rhododendron rousei.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Jebb, M.H.P. & M.R. Cheek 1997. A Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae). Blumea 42(1): 1–106.
- ^ a b Clarke, C.M., R. Cantley, J. Nerz, H. Rischer & A. Witsuba (2000). Nepenthes argentii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU D2 v2.3).
- ^ Rybka, V., R. Rybkova & R. Cantley 2005. Nepenthes argentii on Sibuyan Island. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 34(2): 47–50.
- ^ Nerz, J., P. Mann, T. Alt & T. Smith 1998. Nepenthes sibuyanensis, a new Nepenthes from Sibuyan, a remote island of the Philippines. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 27(1): 18–23.
- ^ Argent, G., P. Wilkie & D. Madulid 2007. Lobelia proctorii sp. nov. (Lobelioideae, Campanulaceae/Lobeliaceae) from the Philippines. Plant Ecology 192(2): 1385–0237. doi:10.1007/s11258-007-9306-9
- ^ Argent, G. & D. Madulid 1998. Rhododendron rousei (Ericaceae): a beautiful new species from the Philippines. New Plantsman 5(1): 25–31.
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