Nepenthes tboli
Appearance
Nepenthes tboli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Nepenthaceae |
Genus: | Nepenthes |
Species: | N. tboli
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Binomial name | |
Nepenthes tboli |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Clarke, C.M. (2018). "Nepenthes tboli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T87441899A143985229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T87441899A143985229.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Cheek, M.; Jebb, M. (2014-12-31). "Expansion of the Nepenthes alata group (Nepenthaceae), Philippines, and descriptions of three new species". Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 59 (2): 144–154. doi:10.3767/000651914X685861.
- ^ Nepenthes tboli Jebb & Cheek. International Plant Names Index (IPNI).
- 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