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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.
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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