The International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS) is a

non-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

founded in 1972. It is the

International Cultivar Registration Authority An International Cultivation Registration Authority (ICRA) is an organization responsible for ensuring that the names of plant cultivars and cultivar groups are defined and not duplicated. The ICRA system was established more 50 years ago, and op ...

for

carnivorous plant Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans Protozoa (singular: protozoan or protozoon; alternative plural: protozoans) are a group of single-celled eukaryot ...

s. As of June 2011, the society had around 1400 members. The ICPS is probably best known for its quarterly publication, the ''

Carnivorous Plant Newsletter The ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' is the official publication of the International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS), the largest such organization in the world. It is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. History and editorship The newsle ...

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Conservation efforts

The ICPS has set up the ''Nepenthes clipeata'' Survival Project (NcSP) to facilitate ''ex situ'' conservation of this species.Cantley, R., C.M. Clarke, J. Cokendolpher, B. Rice & A. Wistuba 2004
''Nepenthes clipeata'' Survival Project
International Carnivorous Plant Society. With only an estimated 15 plants remaining in the wild as of 1995, ''

Nepenthes clipeata ''Nepenthes clipeata'' (; from Latin ''clipeus'' "round shield", referring to the leaf shape), or the shield-leaved pitcher-plant,Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. ''Pitcher-Plants of Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. i ...

'' is the most

endangered An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inva ...

of all known tropical

pitcher plant Pitcher plants are several different carnivorous plants which have modified leaves known as pitfall traps—a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid. The traps of what are considered to be "true" pitcher p ...

s. It is estimated that there are only three or four genetically-distinct lines of "white market" (legally collected) plants in cultivation. The ICPS partially funded the establishment of The Rare ''Nepenthes'' Collection, which aims to conserve four of the rarest ''Nepenthes'' species: '' N. aristolochioides'', '' N. clipeata'', '' N. khasiana'', and '' N. rigidifolia''.Ziemer, B. 2010. Exciting conservation news: The Rare ''Nepenthes'' Collection project! ''

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External links

Official website
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Conservation efforts

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