Nepenthes zygon

Nepenthes zygon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. zygon
Binomial name
Nepenthes zygon
Jebb & Cheek (2014)[1]

Nepenthes zygon is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Philippines. The type specimen originates from a plant cultivated at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, grown from seed collected in 1997 by Robert Cantley on Mount Pasian, Mindanao.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2014. Expansion of the Nepenthes alata group (Nepenthaceae), Philippines, and descriptions of three new species. Blumea 59: 144–154. doi:10.3767/000651914X685861
  2. Smith, L. 2014. Nepenthes zygon: New exotic carnivorous plant discovered... at Kew Gardens. The Independent, 25 November 2014.
  3. Nepenthes zygon Jebb & Cheek. International Plant Names Index (IPNI).
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