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Nepenthes justinae

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Nepenthaceae

Species
  
N. justinae

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Genus
  
Nepenthes

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Similar
  
Nepenthes maryae, Nepenthes pantaronensis, Nepenthes halmahera, Nepenthes armin, Nepenthes zygon

Nepenthes justinae is a tropical pitcher plant known only from Mount Hamiguitan on the Philippine island of Mindanao, where it grows at elevations of 1000–1620 m above sea level.

The specific epithet justinae honours Justina Yu, the mayor of San Isidro, Davao Oriental, Mindanao, whose efforts helped get the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014.

Nepenthes justinae has no confirmed natural hybrids, although certain plants from Mount Hamiguitan may represent crosses involving it and N. hamiguitanensis, N. micramphora, and N. peltata, the three species with which it is sympatric.

References

Nepenthes justinae Wikipedia