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Nepenthes philippinensis / n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z f ɪ ˌ l ɪ p ɪ ˈ n ɛ n s ɪ s / is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines.It is known from Palawan and the neighbouring Calamian Islands (including Busuanga, Coron, and Culion) and Linapacan, where it grows at 0–600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level.
Nepenthes alata (/ n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z ə ˈ l ɑː t ə /; from Latin alatus "winged") is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines. [7] [17] Like all pitcher plants, it is carnivorous and uses its nectar to attract insects that drown in the pitcher and are digested by the plant.
Nepenthes (/ n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z / nih-PEN-theez) is a genus of carnivorous plants, also known as tropical pitcher plants, or monkey cups, in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae. The genus includes about 170 species , [ 4 ] and numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids.
Nepenthes extincta is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Philippines.It is known only from Surigao del Sur, Mindanao, where it has been recorded at c. 400 metres (1,300 ft) altitude.
Like its two parent species, it is endemic to the Philippines. The name was originally published in the Carnivorous Plant Newsletter in 1979. [2] Nepenthes × ventrata is one of the most common tissue cultured Nepenthes plants, although it is often mislabelled as Nepenthes alata. [3]
Nepenthes ventricosa (/ n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z v ɛ n t r ɪ ˈ k oʊ z ə /; from Neo-Latin ventricosus "having a swelling on one side") is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines, where it is a highland species, growing at an elevation of 1,000–2,000 metres (3,300–6,600 ft) above sea level. [3]
Nepenthes robcantleyi, or Robert Cantley's pitcher plant, [2] is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippine island of Mindanao. [1] It is closely allied to N. truncata and was once considered a dark, highland form of this species. [ 3 ]
Nepenthes mindanaoensis (/ n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z ˌ m ɪ n d ən aʊ ˈ ɛ n s ɪ s /; "from Mindanao") is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Philippine islands of Mindanao and Dinagat. [8] ...