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Nepenthes copelandii merrill ex macfarl.

Description:
Terrestrial or epiphytic climber. Stems terete. Leaves petiolate, lamina linear, up to 28 cm long, 6 cm wide, apex acute or obtuse, base attenuate; midrib on lower surface with appressed hairs; petiole canaliculate, up to 7 cm long, winged. Lower pitchers 26 cm long, 5.5 cm wide; basal part ovoid, variously inflated, becoming cylindrical and infundibular towards the pitcher opening. Peristome cylindrical, up to 1.2 cm wide, yellow, red or purple; lined with ribs to 1 mm high, 1.5 mm apart, may be expanded at the sides of the pitcher mouth; inner surface without conspicuous teeth. Upper pitchers up to 12 cm tall, 4.5 cm wide, wholly infundibular, strongly elongated; wings reduced to narrow ridges. Lid elliptic-ovate, 4.5 cm long, 4 cm wide, both the upper and lower surfaces may be yellow, orange, or red, often with darker blotches; the lower surface with basal ridge and appendage; spur unbranched, 1.2 cm long.

References:
Cheek, M. & M. Jebb. 2013. Recircumscription of the Nepenthes alata group (Caryophyllales: Nepenthaceae) in the Philippines, with four new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 69: 1–23.
Cheek, M. & M. Jebb. 2013. Typification and redelimitation of Nepenthes alata Blanco with notes on the N. alata group, and N. negros sp. nov. from the Philippines. Nordic Journal of Botany 31: 151–156.
Cheek, M. & M. Jebb. 2014. Expansion of the Nepenthes alata group (Nepenthaceae), Philippines, and description of three new species. Blumea 59: 144–154.
Fernando, E.S., V.B. Amoroso, D.N. Tandang, C.I. Banag, A.B. Lapis, W.S. Gruèzo, F.P. Coritico, F.A. Pollisco Jr., A.M. Palijon, M.D. Ching, F.P. Lansigan, C. Garcia-Francisco, N.M. Lita, A.M. Tagtag, & J.L. De Leon. 2021. Threatened Plants of the Philippines. 147p. Biodiversity Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Quezon City, Philippines. ISBN 978-621-96498-0-3.
Macfarlane, J.M. 1908. Nepenthaceae. In: Engler, A. (ed.), Das Pflanzenreich Heft 36, 4, 3: 1–92, W. Engelmann, Berlin.
Macfarlane, J.M. 1927. The Philippine species of Nepenthes. Philippine Journal of Science 33: 127–140.
McPherson, S. & V.B. Amoroso. 2011. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Philippines. 60p. Redfern Natural History Productions Ltd., Poole, Dorset, UK.
Pelser, P.B., J.F. Barcelona, & D.L. Nickrent (eds.). 2011 onwards. Co’s Digital Flora of the Philippines. http://www.philippineplants.org.

Subspecies :

Common name / Local name : pitcher plant

Family : Nepenthaceae

Genus : Nepenthes

Taxonomic Group :

CITES Appendix : N/A

Conservation Status : Endangered

Geographic Location : Endemic

Identifications: Nepenthes copelandii

Leaves with a distinct petiole
Leaf apex not deeply notched or truncate
Lower surface of pitcher lid with basal ridge and appendages
Stems stems terete or angular, without wings
Upper pitchers widest at or near opening
Midribs and/or margins of leaves hairy
Petiole long, up to 7 cm
Nepenthes
Leaves with midrib extended into a long tendril with the distal part forming into a cup or pitcher-like structures
Angiosperms
Plants producing true flowers and fruits for sexual reproduction