| Nepenthes hamiguitanensis | |
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| An upper pitcher of N. hamiguitanensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nepenthaceae |
| Genus: | Nepenthes |
| Species: | N. hamiguitanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nepenthes hamiguitanensis | |
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Nepenthes hamiguitanensis is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to a single peak on the Philippine island of Mindanao, where it grows at elevations of 1200–1600 m above sea level. Once thought to be a natural hybrid between N. micramphora and N. peltata, this plant is now considered a species of possible hybridogenic origin.[1][3][4] It produces squat upper pitchers that vary greatly in pigmentation, from red speckled to yellow throughout.[2]
The specific epithet hamiguitanensis is derived from the name of Mount Hamiguitan, to which it is endemic, and the Latin ending -ensis, meaning "from".
- ^ a b Gronemeyer, T., A. Wistuba, V. Heinrich, S. McPherson, F. Mey & A. Amoroso 2010. Nepenthes hamiguitanensis (Nepenthaceae), a new pitcher plant species from Mindanao Island, Philippines. In: S.R. McPherson Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats. Volume 2. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 1296–1305.
- ^ a b McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
- ^ McPherson, S.R. 2010. Four new species of Nepenthes. Carnivorous Plants UK, October 11, 2010.
- ^ Mara Guerini (June 2011). "2010: new species of Carnivorous Plants" (PDF). AIPC Magazine. 2 (22). Italian Carnivorous Plants Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2012.