| Nepenthes masoalensis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nepenthaceae |
| Genus: | Nepenthes |
| Species: | N. masoalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nepenthes masoalensis Schmid-Höllinger (1977)[1] |
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Nepenthes masoalensis ( /nɨˈpɛnθiːz ˌmæsɵˈlɛnsɪs/; from Masoala, a peninsula in northeast Madagascar) is one of two tropical pitcher plant species from Madagascar, the other being N. madagascariensis.
Nepenthes 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.[2] Nepenthes masoalensis is a lowland species, growing at 0–400 m altitude.[3]
Incompletely diagnosed taxa: N. sp. Misool • N. sp. Papua • N. sp. Sulawesi
Possible extinct species: N. echinatus • N. echinosporus • N. major