Nepenthes barcelonae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. barcelonae
Binomial name
Nepenthes barcelonae
Tandang & Cheek (2015)[1]

Nepenthes barcelonae is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Philippine island of Luzon.[1] It is known from a single mountain in the Sierra Madre range of Aurora Province, where it grows in stunted submontane forest.[1]

The specific epithet barcelonae honours Julie F. Barcelona, who discovered the species in February 2014 together with Danilo Tandang and Pieter B. Pelser.[1][2][3][4].

Nepenthes barcelonae inhabits stunted submontane forest at altitudes of 1500-1700 m a.s.l. in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Luzon, Philippines. The specific type locality was not included in the species description to prevent pressures upon wild populations by hobbyists. Four species of Nepenthes have been described from the northern Visayas and Luzon (at the time of the species description), of which two are found on Luzon; the closely allied Nepenthes ventricosa, which is widespread across the island, and Nepenthes alzapan. Under Criterion B2ab(iii) of IUCN 2014, the species was assessed informally as Critically Endangered by the authors - it occurred in a single location, with an area of occupancy and extent of occurrence less than 10km². It is additionally threatened by poaching, and the encroachment of habitat degradation, namely in the form of slash-and-burn agriculture and illegal logging operations, which were present at lower elevations.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cheek, M., D.N. Tandang & P.B. Pelser 2015. Nepenthes barcelonae (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Luzon, Philippines. Phytotaxa 222(2): 145–150. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.222.2.7
  2. ↑ Mey, F.S. 2015. Nepenthes barcelonae, a new species from the ventricosa complex from Luzon, Philippines. Strange Fruits: A Garden's Chronicle, 17 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Panela, S. 2015. New pitcher plant species discovered in Luzon. Rappler, 26 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Nepenthes barcelonae Tandang & Cheek. International Plant Names Index (IPNI).
  5. ↑ Cheek, Martin; Tandang, Danilo N.; Pelser, Pieter B. (2015-08-14). "Nepenthes barcelonae (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Luzon, Philippines". Phytotaxa. 222 (2): 145. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.222.2.7. ISSN 1179-3163.


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