New Species - Nepenthes micramphora
Species:
Nepenthes micramphora
Locality:
Philippines
Date discovered:
August 2008
Discovery Details
During an expedition to Mount Hamiguitan in 2008, Volker Heinrich, Thomas Gronemeyer and Stewart McPherson discovered a spectacular new species of pitcher plant which produces distinctive, small pitchers in great numbers. The structure of the traps, leaves and flowers differs from all other species of Nepenthes, and it was named Nepenthes micramphora.
The specific epithet is derived from the Greek mikros (small) and Latin amphora (pitcher or urn) and refers to the diminutive size of the traps of this plant. This name is particularly apt, because Nepenthes micramphora produces some of the smallest pitchers in the genus - although the overall size of plants is not small as it typically produces a climbing or scrambling stem up to 2 metres long.
The formal description of Nepenthes micramphora was published as
Heinrich, V., McPherson, S., Gronemeyer, T., Amoroso, V., 2009, "Nepenthes micramphora (Nepenthaceae), a new species of Nepenthes L. from southern Mindanao, Philippines" in Pitcher Plants of the Old World Volume Two, by S. McPherson: 1314.
Further information, the formal description and several photos of Nepenthes micramphora feature in Redfern's recently released book titles Pitcher Plants of the Old World Volume One and Pitcher Plants of the Old World Volume Two by Stewart McPherson. Both volumes are available online for immediate dispatch - Please see Redfern book catalogue (left) for more details or to place an order.
Please view our stock image and stock video libraries (links to the left) for photographs and video clips of this exciting new plant!