Biology:Nepenthes tboli

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Short description: Species of pitcher plant from the Philippines

Nepenthes tboli
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. tboli
Binomial name
Nepenthes tboli
Jebb & Cheek[2]

Nepenthes tboli is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Philippines . The type specimen was collected in 1993 around Lake Parker, T'Boli, South Cotabato, Mindanao, at 1,463 m (4,800 ft) above sea level.[2][3]

Conservation

Nepenthes tboli is considered rare and is only known from a few specimens where it was initially collected. The species is in danger of extinction due to habitat loss as a result of human expansion.[2]

References

  • Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2013. Recircumscription of the Nepenthes alata group (Caryophyllales: Nepenthaceae), in the Philippines, with four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 69: 1–23. doi:10.5852/ejt.2013.69


Wikidata ☰ Q19598135 entry