- Nepenthes masoalensis
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Nepenthes masoalensis Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Nepenthaceae Genus: Nepenthes Species: N. masoalensis Binomial name Nepenthes masoalensis
Schmid-Höllinger (1977)[1]Nepenthes masoalensis (pronounced /nɨˈpɛnθiːz ˌmæsɵˈlɛnsɪs/, from Masoala, a peninsula in northeast Madagascar) is one of two tropical pitcher plant species from Madagascar, the other being N. madagascariensis.
Nepenthes masoalensis is known only from eastern Madagascar; it occurs in the Masoala Peninsula and the Mount Ambato region. It has been recorded from Pandanus and Sphagnum swamps, mountain ridgetops, and xerophytic vegetation.[2] Nepenthes masoalensis is a lowland species, growing at 0–400 m altitude.[3]
References
- ^ Schmid-Höllinger, R. 1977. Nepenthes-Studien IV. Eine neue Nepenthes-Art aus Madagascar, Nepenthes masoalensis sp. nov.. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 97(4): 575–585.
- ^ Clarke, C.M., R. Cantley, J. Nerz, H. Rischer & A. Witsuba (2000). Nepenthes masoalensis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN C2b v2.3).
- ^ McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
- (French) Lecoufle, M. 1985. A la découverte du Nepenthes masoalensis (1). Dionée 5.
- (French) Lecoufle, M. 1987. A la découverte du Nepenthes masoalensis (suite). Dionée 11.
- McPherson, S. 2010. An expedition to Madagascar. Planta Carnivora 32(1): 6–13.
- Schlosser, E. 2005. Notes on some little known carnivorous plants from Madagascar. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 34(4): 100–105.
Incompletely diagnosed taxa: N. sp. Misool • N. sp. Papua • N. sp. Sulawesi
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