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)[1]

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

1. 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.
2. Smith, L. 2014. Nepenthes zygon: New exotic carnivorous plant discovered... at Kew Gardens. The Independent, 25 November 2014.
3. Nepenthes zygon Jebb & Cheek. International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Further reading

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