Nepenthes mira

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Nepenthes mira
Lower pitcher of cultivated plant.
Lower pitcher of cultivated plant.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. mira
Binomial name
Nepenthes mira
Jebb & Cheek (1998)

Nepenthes mira (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz ˈmɪɹə/ or /ˈmiːɹə/, from Latin: mirus = wonderful) is a highland pitcher plant endemic to Palawan in the Philippines. It grows at elevations of between 1500 and 2000 m above sea level.

N. mira was described by Matthew Jebb and Martin Cheek in 1998.[1]

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  1. ^ Cheek, M.R. & M.H.P. Jebb 1998. Two New Philippine Nepenthes. Kew Bulletin 53(4): 966. doi:10.2307/4118886
  • Cheek, M.R. & M.H.P. Jebb 1999. Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae) in Palawan, Philippines. Kew Bulletin 54(4): 887–895. doi:10.2307/4111166

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