Nepenthes Viridis
''Nepenthes viridis'' is a tropical pitcher plant endemism, endemic to the Philippines. It is known only from coastal areas at low altitude and has been recorded from Dinagat Island, Dinagat, Samar Island, Samar, and a number of surrounding islets. It is closely allied to the ''Nepenthes alata, N. alata'' group of species. The specific epithet (botany), specific epithet ''wikt:viridis, viridis'' is Latin for "green" and refers to the plant's typical yellowish-green pitcher colouration, which is maintained irrespective of sun exposure. Botanical history Discovery ''Nepenthes viridis'' was discovered in 2007 by Thomas Gronemeyer and Volker Heinrich. An account of this and other discoveries appeared in a 2008 issue of the German-language periodical, ''Das Taublatt'', where the plant was treated as a green form of ''Nepenthes alata, N. alata''. The recognition of this taxon as a new species—under the placeholder name "''Nepenthes'' species 2"—was announced online in ...
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Dinagat Island
Dinagat Island is an island located northeast of Mindanao in the Philippines. Until December 2006, it was part of the province of Surigao del Norte. Being its main island, almost all municipalities of the province of Dinagat Islands Dinagat Islands (Cebuano language, Cebuano: ''Mga Pulo sa Dinagat''; Surigaonon language, Surigaonon: ''Mga Puyo nan Dinagat''; Kabalian language, Kabalian: ''Mga Puyo san Dinagat''; Waray language, Waray: ''Mga Purô han Dinagat''; Filipino lang ... are located on it. External links * Islands of Dinagat Islands {{Caraga-geo-stub ...
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