Nepenthes alzapan
| Nepenthes alzapan | |
|---|---|
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| Botanical illustration of N. alzapan from Cheek and Jebb's type description | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nepenthaceae |
| Genus: | Nepenthes |
| Species: | N. alzapan |
| Binomial name | |
| Nepenthes alzapan Jebb & Cheek (2013)[1] | |
Nepenthes alzapan is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Philippine island of Luzon.[1] It is known from only a handful of herbarium specimens collected in 1925 from submontane mossy forest at an elevation of 1800 m above sea level.[1] It is closely allied to N. bellii and has similarly diminutive pitchers.[1]
The specific epithet alzapan refers to Mount Alzapan in the Sierra Madre mountains, from which the type material was collected.[1]
References
- Mey, F.S. 2013. Nepenthes alzapan and an army of new species from the Philippines. Strange Fruits: A Garden's Chronicle, July 15, 2013.
- Smith, L. 2014. Pitcher perfect - but carnivorous plants are at risk. The Independent, January 5, 2014.