About
This notable species, *Nepenthes armin*, is a terrestrial climber distinguished by its coiled tendril upper pitchers, which are green with faint purple mottling. It is named in honor of Armin Rios Marin, a local councilor and WWF official.
Field notes
Morphology
The plant is a terrestrial climber growing up to 5 metres tall. Its leaves are thinly coriaceous, measuring 13.1–15 cm by 1.8–2.6 cm, with petiolates that are narrowly oblong-elliptic to narrowly elliptic-linear. The coiled tendril upper pitchers are green with faint purple mottling, measuring 10.2–12.9 cm in height and 1.9–2.6 cm in diameter, and have a narrowly cylindrical outline. The upper pitcher is slightly constricted at the middle, and its lower part is equally wide or narrower than its upper part.
Distribution & habitat
Native to Sibuyan Island in the Philippines, growing at gallery forests on ultramafic rock at an elevation of 750 metres (2,460 ft) above sea level.
History & etymology
The specific epithet armin honors Armin Rios Marin, a former local councilor and World Wide Fund for Nature official. The type specimen was collected in 1989, and the species was originally described in 2014.
Conservation
Assessed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.
Habitat
- Altitude
- 750–750 m
- Altitude Class
- intermediate
- Native To
- Philippines
- IUCN Status
- Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Described
- 2014
- Authority
- Jebb & Cheek
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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