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Post by danyoh on May 15, 2016 0:56:08 GMT -5
Thought this was an interesting read www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/5/2/23/htmTitle: Two New Nepenthes Species from the Philippines and an Emended Description of Nepenthes ramos Abstract: Abstract: With 50 species of the genus Nepenthes L. currently described from the Philippines, it is without doubt that the country, along with the islands of Sumatra (Indonesia) and Borneo (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei), should be considered the center of diversity of the genus. In this work, we describe two new species. One species, N. aenigma sp. nov., is from Ilocos Norte province on Luzon Island and has the—for Nepenthes—unusual ecological preference to grow in dense vegetation in deep shade. The other new species is from Mount Hamiguitan in Davao Oriental province on Mindanao Island. With this new entry, Mount Hamiguitan is now home to four endemic species (N. peltata, N. micramphora, N. hamiguitanensis, N. justinae sp. nov.). Furthermore, we provide an emended description of N. ramos based on field data. Nepenthes kurata is synonymized here with N. ramos. Photographs of N. aenigma at the type locality. (A, B) intermediate pitchers; (C) upper pitchers; (D) climbing stem with withered male inflorescence. Photos by Herman Nuytemans and Wally Suarez. Photographs of N. justinae. (A) lower pitcher; (B) upper pitchers. Photos by Andreas Wistuba and Thomas Gronemeyer Photographs of N. ramos taken on Mt. Hibok-Hibok (Camiguin Island). (A, B) pitchers with fringed wings; (C, D) pitchers with reduced or absent fringed wings. Note the variability of the lid size and shape. Photos by Thomas Gronemyer.
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