Nepenthes aenigma

Nepenthes aenigma is a tropical pitcher plant known from two mountains in Ilocos Norte province on the Philippine island of Luzon, where it grows at an elevation of around 1200 m above sea level.[1] The species is notable for growing among dense vegetation in deep shade.[1] It shows similarities to N. burkei and N. ventricosa.[2]

Nepenthes aenigma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. aenigma
Binomial name
Nepenthes aenigma
Nuytemans, W.Suarez & Calaramo (2016)[1]
Synonyms[1]

The species was originally discovered in April 2002 by ornithologist Herman Nuytemans[2] and was only relocated in the wild just over 10 years later.[3] Prior to its formal description the species was known under the placeholder name "Nepenthes sp. Luzon".[1]

The specific epithet aenigma is Latin for "enigma" or "riddle" and refers to the species's "very unusual ecological preferences" of growing in deep shade.[1]

References
  1. Gronemeyer, T., W. Suarez, H. Nuytemans, M. Calaramo, A. Wistuba, F.S. Mey & V.B. Amoroso (2016). Two new Nepenthes species from the Philippines and an emended description of Nepenthes ramos. Plants 5(2): 23. doi:10.3390/plants5020023
  2. McPherson, S.R. (2011). Discovery of an incompletely diagnosed pitcher plant from Luzon. In: New Nepenthes: Volume One. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 457–459.
  3. Suarez, W. (2013). The rediscovery of Nepenthes sp. Luzon. Carnivorous Plants in the tropics, 18 April 2013.


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