Nepenthes zygon is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Philippines. The type specimen originates from a plant cultivated at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, grown from seed collected in 1997 by Robert Cantley on Mount Pasian, Mindanao.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ a b Cheek, M. & Jebb, M. (2014). "Expansion of the Nepenthes alata group (Nepenthaceae), Philippines, and descriptions of three new species". Blumea. 59 (2): 144–154. doi:10.3767/000651914X685861.
- ^ Smith, L. 2014. Nepenthes zygon: New exotic carnivorous plant discovered... at Kew Gardens. The Independent, 25 November 2014.
- ^ Nepenthes zygon Jebb & Cheek. International Plant Names Index (IPNI).
Further reading
- Rowson, D. 2015. Caught in a trap. The Biologist 62(2): 12–14.