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Nepenthes alzapan

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About

*Nepenthes alzapan* is a diminutive tropical pitcher plant native to Luzon, known for its close morphological resemblance to *N. bellii*. It is currently known only from limited herbarium specimens collected in 1925.

Field notes

Morphology

The species has similarly diminutive pitchers compared to related species like N. bellii.

Distribution & habitat

Luzon, Philippines; submontane mossy forest at an elevation of 1800 m above sea level.

History & etymology

The specific epithet alzapan refers to Mount Alzapan in the Sierra Madre mountains, where the type material was collected.

Conservation

Assessed as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List.

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Habitat

Altitude
1,800–1,800 m
Altitude class
highland
IUCN status
Data Deficient

Taxonomy

Described
2013
Authority
Jebb & Cheek

Cultivation

Difficulty
intermediate
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