''Nepenthes masoalensis'' is one of two tropical

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species from

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, the other being '' N. madagascariensis''. ''Nepenthes masoalensis'' is known only from eastern Madagascar; it occurs in the

Masoala Peninsula Masoala National Park, in northeast Madagascar, is the largest of the island's protected areas. Most of the park is situated in Sava Region and a part in Analanjirofo. Created in 1997, the park protects 2,300 square kilometres of rainforest and ...

and the Mount Ambato region. It has been recorded from ''

Pandanus ''Pandanus'' is a genus of monocots with some 750 accepted species. They are palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. The greatest number of species are found in Madagascar and Malaysia. Common names ...

'' and '' Sphagnum'' swamps, mountain ridgetops, and xerophytic vegetation. ''Nepenthes masoalensis'' is a lowland species, growing at 0–400 m altitude.McPherson, S.R. 2009. ''

Pitcher Plants of the Old World ''Pitcher Plants of the Old World'' is a two-volume monograph by Stewart McPherson on the pitcher plants of the genera ''Nepenthes'' and ''Cephalotus''. It was published in May 2009 by Redfern Natural History Productions and covers all species kno ...

''. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.

References

* Bauer, U., C.J. Clemente, T. Renner & W. Federle 2012. Form follows function: morphological diversification and alternative trapping strategies in carnivorous ''Nepenthes'' pitcher plants. ''Journal of Evolutionary Biology'' 25(1): 90–102. * Lecoufle, M. 1985
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'' 5. * Lecoufle, M. 1987
A la découverte du ''Nepenthes masoalensis'' (suite)
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'' 11. * McPherson, S. 2010. An expedition to Madagascar. ''

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'' 32(1): 6–13. * Meimberg, H., A. Wistuba, P. Dittrich & G. Heubl 2001. Molecular phylogeny of Nepenthaceae based on cladistic analysis of plastid trnK intron sequence data. ''Plant Biology'' 3(2): 164–175. * Meimberg, H. 2002. Ph.D. thesis, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich. * Meimberg, H. & G. Heubl 2006. Introduction of a nuclear marker for phylogenetic analysis of Nepenthaceae. ''Plant Biology'' 8(6): 831–840. * Schlosser, E. 2005. Notes on some little known carnivorous plants from Madagascar. '' Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 34(4): 100–105. * Schmid-Hollinger, R. 1982
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In: B. Jonsell, M. Keraudren-Aymonin & R. Schmid-Höllinger. ''Flore de Madagascar et des Comores: Famille 84 — Crucifères / Famille 85 — Moringacées / Famille 86 — Népenthacées / Famille 87 — Droséracées''. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. pp. 41–51. . * Schmid-Hollinger, R. N.d
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