Nepenthes parvula is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia.[2]

Nepenthes parvula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. parvula
Binomial name
Nepenthes parvula

It is the fourth Nepenthes species recorded from the continent and its third endemic species. Nepenthes parvula is closely related to the three other Australian Nepenthes species: N. mirabilis, N. rowaniae and N. tenax.

The specific epithet parvula refers to the diminutive size of mature plants.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Clarke, C.M. (2020). "Nepenthes parvula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T110567567A110567569. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Wilson, G.W. & S. Venter (2016). Nepenthes parvula (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Cape York, Queensland, Australia. Phytotaxa 277(2): 199–204. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.277.2.7
  3. ^ Nepenthes parvula Gary W.Wilson & S.Venter. International Plant Names Index (IPNI).