Nepenthes tboli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. tboli
Binomial name
Nepenthes tboli

Nepenthes tboli is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Philippines. The type specimen was collected in 1993 around Lake Parker, T'Boli, South Cotabato, Mindanao, at 1,463 m (4,800 ft) above sea level.[2][3]

Conservation

Nepenthes tboli is considered rare and is only known from a few specimens where it was initially collected. The species is in danger of extinction due to habitat loss as a result of human expansion.[2]

References

  1. ^ Clarke, C.M. (2018). "Nepenthes tboli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T87441899A143985229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T87441899A143985229.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Cheek, M.; Jebb, M. (2014-12-31). "Expansion of the Nepenthes alata group (Nepenthaceae), Philippines, and descriptions of three new species". Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 59 (2): 144–154. doi:10.3767/000651914X685861.
  3. ^ Nepenthes tboli Jebb & Cheek. International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


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