Nepenthes mantalingajanensis
| Nepenthes mantalingajanensis | |
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| An intermediate pitcher of Nepenthes mantalingajanensis, showing colouration that is typical toward the more exposed summit of Mount Mantalingajan | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nepenthaceae |
| Genus: | Nepenthes |
| Species: | N. mantalingajanensis |
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Nepenthes mantalingajanensis Nerz & Wistuba (2007) |
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Nepenthes mantalingajanensis /nɪˈpɛnθiːz mæntəˌlɪŋɡəhɑːˈnɛnsɪs/ is a tropical pitcher plant known only from the summit region of Mount Mantalingajan, the highest point on the Philippine island of Palawan, after which it is named.
Nepenthes mantalingajanensis was first collected on Mount Mantalingajan in 1992, during a botanical expedition to the summit of the mountain by botanists G. C. G. Argent and E. M. Romero. The specimen, G.C.G.Argent & E.M.Romero 92114, was taken on March 2, 1992, at an altitude of 1700 m, and is deposited at the Kew Herbarium (K) in London.
The species entered cultivation in 1998, prior to receiving a formal description; plants in cultivation were generally referred to as Nepenthes spec. Palawan 1.Nepenthes mantalingajanensis was formally described by Joachim Nerz and Andreas Wistuba in a 2007 issue of Das Taublatt. The herbarium specimen J.Nerz & A.Wistuba P001 is the designated holotype, and is deposited at the herbarium of the Institut für Biologie I at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (TUB).
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