title: Four New Species of Nepenthes L. (Nepenthaceae) from the Central Mountains of Mindanao, Philippines.
abstract: Together with the islands of Sumatra (Indonesia) and Borneo (Indonesia, Malaysia), the Philippines are the main center of diversity for carnivorous pitcher plants of the genus, Nepenthes L. Nepenthes are the largest of all carnivorous plants, and the species with the biggest pitchers are capable of trapping and digesting small amphibians and even mammals. The central cordillera of Mindanao Island in the south of the Philippines is mostly covered with old, primary forest and is the largest remaining cohesive, untouched area of wilderness in the Philippines. In a recent field exploration of two areas of the central cordillera, namely Mount Sumagaya and a section of the Pantaron range, four new taxa of Nepenthes were discovered. These four remarkable new species, N. pantaronensis, N. cornuta, N. talaandig and N. amabilis, are described, illustrated and assessed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany. thomas.gronemeyer@uni-ulm.de.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gronemeyer
authors.affiliation: Center for Biodiversity Research, Central Mindanao University, University Town, 8710 Musuan, Bukidnon, Philippines.
authors.forename: Fulgent
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Coritico
authors.affiliation: Friedhofweg 4, 88437 Maselheim, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wistuba
authors.affiliation: In der Messe 27, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marwinski
authors.affiliation: Losburgstrasse 39, 73776 Altbach, Germany.
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gieray
authors.affiliation: Frankfurter Ring 3, 80807 Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Marius
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Micheler
authors.affiliation: 3 rue Frédéric Chopin, 59320 Haubourdin, France.
authors.forename: François Sockhom
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Mey
authors.affiliation: Center for Biodiversity Research, Central Mindanao University, University Town, 8710 Musuan, Bukidnon, Philippines.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Amoroso
keywords: Nepenthes; Philippines; biodiversity; carnivorous pitcher plants