Nepenthes parvula

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Nepenthes parvula
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. parvula
Binomial name
Nepenthes parvula

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

  1. ↑ Clarke, C.M. (2020). "Nepenthes parvula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T110567567A110567569. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Wilson, G.W. & S. Venter (2016). Nepenthes parvula (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Phytotaxa277(2): 199–204. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.277.2.7
  3. ↑ Nepenthes parvula Gary W.Wilson & S.Venter. International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


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