Nepenthes bellii

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iNepenthes bellii
Upper pitcher of Nepenthes bellii. Philippines.
Upper pitcher of Nepenthes bellii. Philippines.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. bellii
Binomial name
Nepenthes bellii
Kondo, 1969
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes globamphora
    Kurata & Toyoshima, 1972

Nepenthes bellii (after Bell, botanist) is a lowland Nepenthes pitcher plant species endemic to Luzon Island in the Philippines. It is closely related to N. sibuyanensis.

[edit] References

  • Clarke et al (2000). Nepenthes bellii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN B1+2e v2.3)
  • Jebb, M. & M. Cheek 1997. A Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae). Blumea 42(1).