''Nepenthes cid'' is a tropical

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native to the

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. It is known only from

Bukidnon Province Bukidnon(), officially the Province of Bukidnon ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Bukidnon; fil, Lalawigan ng Bukidnon; hil, Kapuroan sang Bukidnon; Bukid language, Binukid and Higaonon language, Higaonon: ''Probinsya ta Bukidnon''), is a landlocked Province ...

Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...

, where it has been recorded as an

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on tall trees at 770 m altitude. This species belongs to the informal "''N. micramphora'' group", which also includes '' N. abgracilis'' from northeastern Mindanao and '' N. micramphora'' from southeastern Mindanao. N. cid harbors diminutive, subcylindrical pitchers that narrow to the middle and gradually expand towards the base. The

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''cid'' refers to F. Cid of the

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herbarium, who collected the

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in 1952. The authors recommend that this species be assessed as Critically Endangered because the only population is composed of two individuals in a region facing extensive habitat conversion and issues from commercial logging.

References

* Smith, L. 2014
Pitcher perfect - but carnivorous plants are at risk
''The Independent'', January 5, 2014. Carnivorous plants of Asia

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Endemic flora of the Philippines Flora of Mindanao Plants described in 2013 Taxa named by Martin Cheek Taxa named by Matthew Jebb {{Nepenthes-stub