Nepenthes zygon
Nepenthes zygon is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Philippines. The type specimen originates from a plant cultivated at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, grown from seed collected in 1997 by Robert Cantley on Mount Pasian, Mindanao.[1][2][3]
| Nepenthes zygon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nepenthaceae |
| Genus: | Nepenthes |
| Species: | N. zygon |
| Binomial name | |
| Nepenthes zygon | |
References
- Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2014. Expansion of the Nepenthes alata group (Nepenthaceae), Philippines, and descriptions of three new species. Blumea 59: 144–154. doi:10.3767/000651914X685861
- Smith, L. 2014. Nepenthes zygon: New exotic carnivorous plant discovered... at Kew Gardens. The Independent, 25 November 2014.
- Nepenthes zygon Jebb & Cheek. International Plant Names Index (IPNI).
- Rowson, D. 2015. Caught in a trap. The Biologist 62(2): 12–14.
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