Nepenthes merrilliana

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Nepenthes merrilliana
Herbarium specimen of N. merrilliana
Herbarium specimen of N. merrilliana
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. merrilliana
Binomial name
Nepenthes merrilliana
Macfarl. (1911)
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes merrillii
    Elm. (1915) sphalm.typogr.
  • Nepenthes surigaoensis
    Elm. (1915)

Nepenthes merrilliana (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz ˈmɛrɪliːˌɑːnə/, after Elmer Drew Merrill) is a lowland pitcher plant species native to the Philippines. It produces some of the largest pitchers in the genus, rivaling those of N. rajah.

N. merrilliana has only been recorded from Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Island in Mindanao. It inhabits coastal forest areas on steep slopes at elevations of between 20 and 1,700 m above sea level.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Clarke, C.M., R. Cantley, J. Nerz, H. Rischer & A. Witsuba (2000). Nepenthes merrilliana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU D2 v2.3).
  • Jebb, M.H.P. & M.R. Cheek 1997. A Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae). Blumea 42(1): 1–106.
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