Nepenthes mindanaoensis

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Nepenthes mindanaoensis
Nepenthes mindanaoensis. Mount Legaspi, Mindanao, Philippines.
Nepenthes mindanaoensis. Mount Legaspi, Mindanao, Philippines.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. mindanaoensis
Binomial name
Nepenthes mindanaoensis
Sh.Kurata (2001)
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes petiolata
    auct. non Danser: Sh.Kurata & Toyoshima (1966)

Nepenthes mindanaoensis (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz mɪndəˈnaʊˌɛnsɪs/ not /mɪndəneɪˈəʊˌɛnsɪs/, from Latin: Mindanao = Philippine island, -ensis = from) is a species of pitcher plant endemic to coastal lateritic hills on Mindanao in the Philippines. It is very closely related to N. alata.

[edit] References

  • Kurata, S. 2001. Two new species of Nepenthes from Sumatra (Indonesia) and Mindanao (Philippines). Journal of the Insectivorous Plant Society (Japan) 52(2): 30–34.
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