Nepenthes bellii
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Upper pitcher of Nepenthes bellii. Philippines.
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Nepenthes bellii K.Kondo (1969) |
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Nepenthes bellii (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz bɛliːaɪ/, after C. R. Bell, American botanist) is a tropical pitcher plant species endemic to the Surigao provinces on the Philippine island of Mindanao. It is a lowland species, occurring at 250 to 800 m altitude.[1]
N. bellii is closely related to N. sibuyanensis.
[edit] References
- ^ Jebb, M. & M. Cheek 1997. A Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae). Blumea 42(1): 1-106.
- 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)
- Kondo, K. 1969. A new species of Nepenthes from the Philippines. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 96(6): 653–655. doi:10.2307/2483544
Miscellaneous: Nepenthes taxonomy • Nepenthes infauna