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Family: Nepenthaceae
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Country of Origin: Mt. Apo, Island of Mindanao, Philippines
Description: Tropical pitcher plant showing distinct anisophylly: lower pitchers are cylindrical and dark green flecked red, while upper pitchers are pale and funnel-shaped.
Species is endemic to island of Mindanao, Phillipines though is similar in appearance to N. alata. Two populations are known - Mt Apo (this accession) and Mt. Pasian.
Uses:
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USDA Zone: 11
Source: Tony Paroubek, via Ken Sicard (NECPS)
Provenance:
Mt. Apo, Island of Mindanao, Philippines
Restrictions:
Culture:
Highland species
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: core eudicots
- Order: Caryophyllales
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- Family: Nepenthaceae
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References:
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 19 May 2015.
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