International Carnivorous Plant Society
- International Carnivorous Plant Society
The International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS) is a non-profit organization founded in 1972. It is the International Registration Authority (IRA) for carnivorous plant cultivars.
The ICPS is probably best known for its quarterly publication, the "Carnivorous Plant Newsletter".
Conservation efforts
The ICPS has set up the "Nepenthes clipeata" Survival Project (NcSP) to facilitate "ex situ" conservation of this species.[Cantley, R., C.M. Clarke, J. Cokendolpher, B. Rice & A. Wistuba 2004. [http://www.sarracenia.com/pubs/ncsp.doc "Nepenthes clipeata" Survival Project] . International Carnivorous Plant Society.] With only an estimated 15 plants remaining in the wild as of 1995, "Nepenthes clipeata" is the most endangered of all known tropical pitcher plants. [Simpson, R.B. 1995. "Nepenthes" and conservation. "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" 12: 111-118.] It is estimated that there are only three or four genetically-distinct lines of "white market" (legally collected) plants in cultivation.]References
External links
* [http://www.carnivorousplants.org/ Official website]
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