Nepenthes masoalensis

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Nepenthes masoalensis
Nepenthes masoalensis. Madagascar.
Nepenthes masoalensis. Madagascar.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. masoalensis
Binomial name
Nepenthes masoalensis
Schmid-Hollinger (1977)

Nepenthes masoalensis (Latin: Masoal(a) = peninsula in northeast Madagascar, -ensis = from) is one of two Nepenthes pitcher plant species from Madagascar, the other being N. madagascariensis.

N. masoalensis is known only from eastern Madagascar; it occurs in the Masoala Peninsula and the Mount Ambato region. It has been recorded from Pandanus and Sphagnum swamps, mountain ridgetops, and xerophytic vegetation. N. masoalensis is a lowland species, growing at 30-400 m altitude.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jebb, M. & M. Cheek 1997. A Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae). Blumea 42: 1-106.