Nepenthes parvula

Summary

Nepenthes parvula is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia.[2]

Nepenthes parvula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. parvula
Binomial name
Nepenthes parvula
Gary W.Wilson & S.Venter (2016)[2]

It is the fourth Nepenthes species recorded from the continent and its third endemic species. Nepenthes parvula is closely related to the three other Australian Nepenthes species: N. mirabilis, N. rowaniae and N. tenax.

The specific epithet parvula refers to the diminutive size of mature plants.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ Clarke, C.M. (2020). "Nepenthes parvula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T110567567A110567569. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Wilson, G.W. & S. Venter (2016). Nepenthes parvula (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Phytotaxa 277(2): 199–204. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.277.2.7
  3. ^ Nepenthes parvula Gary W.Wilson & S.Venter. International Plant Names Index (IPNI).