Nepenthes zygon

Nepenthes zygon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nepenthaceae
Genus:	Nepenthes
Species:	N. zygon
Binomial name
	Nepenthes zygon; Jebb & Cheek (2014)

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 , Mindanao.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2014. Expansion of the Nepenthes alata group (Nepenthaceae), Philippines, and descriptions of three new species. Blumea 59: 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).

Rowson, D. 2015. Caught in a trap. The Biologist 62(2): 12–14.

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[zygon-1] Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2014. Expansion of the Nepenthes alata group (Nepenthaceae), Philippines, and descriptions of three new species. Blumea 59: 144–154. doi:10.3767/000651914X685861

[Smith-2] Smith, L. 2014. Nepenthes zygon: New exotic carnivorous plant discovered... at Kew Gardens. The Independent, 25 November 2014.

[IPNI-3] Nepenthes zygon Jebb & Cheek. International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

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