Nepenthes philippinensis

Nepenthes philippinensis

"Nepenthes philippinensis" /nɪˈpɛnθiːz fɪˌlɪpɪˈnɛnsɪs/ is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines. It is known from Palawan and the neighbouring Calamian Islands and Linapacan, where it grows at 0–600 metres above sea level.
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Appearance

"Nepenthes philippinensis" produces the most concurrent inflorescences of any species in the genus; up to 190 have been recorded on a single plant.

"Nepenthes philippinensis" has no known natural hybrids. No forms or varieties have been formally described, although a multitude of taxa resembling "N. philippinensis" are found across the isolated peaks of Palawan.

Naming

"Nepenthes wilkiei" was described by Matthew Jebb and Martin Cheek in 1998. This taxon was subsequently found to be conspecific with "N. philippinensis". Jebb and Cheek suggest that "N. philippinensis" is more closely related to the Bornean species "N. hirsuta", "N. hispida", and "N. macrovulgaris" than it is to "N. alata".

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyNepenthaceae
GenusNepenthes
SpeciesN. philippinensis
Photographed in
Philippines