Re: extinct nepenthes

Andreas Wistuba (A.Wistuba@DKFZ-Heidelberg.DE)
Fri, 29 Sep 1995 10:18:27 GMT+1

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> I read somewhere that there are some Nepenthes species that are
> now extinct, and I was hoping someone out there might know
>
> a) what species of Nepenthes exactly are extinct.

N. campanulata is extinct. N. neglecta (Whatever it was...) also as
far as I know. Both because of habitat destruction!

Other highly endemic species, which will be gone very soon because of
habitat destruction are:

N. clipeata and N. mapuluensis.

Bye,

Andreas
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