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''Nepenthes attenboroughii'' ( or ), or Attenborough's pitcher plant,〔 is a montane species of carnivorous pitcher plant of the genus ''Nepenthes''. It is named after the celebrated broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough,〔George, A. & K. Austen 2009. (#AskAttenborough: Your questions answered ). ''New Scientist'', May 15, 2009.〕〔Smyth, C. 2009. (Giant rat-eating nepenthes plant named after David Attenborough ). ''Times Online'', August 18, 2009.〕 who is a keen enthusiast of the genus. The species is characterised by its large and distinctive bell-shaped lower and upper pitchers and narrow, upright lid.〔 The type specimen of ''N. attenboroughii'' was collected on the summit of Mount Victoria, an ultramafic mountain in central Palawan, the Philippines.〔 In May 2010, the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University selected ''N. attenboroughii'' as one of the "top 10 new species described in 2009".〔(Scientists select new species for top 10 list; issue SOS ). ''ASU News'', May 20, 2010.〕〔(Top 10 - 2010: Attenborough's Pitcher ). International Institute for Species Exploration.〕 The species appeared on the 2012 list of the world's 100 most threatened species compiled by the IUCN Species Survival Commission in collaboration with the Zoological Society of London.〔Baillie, J.E.M. & E.R. Butcher 2012. (''Priceless or Worthless? The world's most threatened species''. ) Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom. 〕 == Botanical history == ''Nepenthes attenboroughii'' was discovered by Alastair S. Robinson, Stewart R. McPherson and Volker B. Heinrich in June 2007, during a 2 month research expedition to catalogue the different species of pitcher plant found across the Philippine Archipelago.〔(European botanists find new Palawan plant ). ''Manila Bulletin'', October 16, 2007.〕 The expedition was initiated after missionaries reported seeing giant ''Nepenthes'' on the mountain in 2000.〔〔Walker, M. 2009. (Giant 'meat-eating' plant found ). ''BBC Earth News'', August 11, 2009.〕〔McPherson, S.R. 2009. The Discovery of ''Nepenthes attenboroughii''. In: ''Pitcher Plants of the Old World''. Volume 2. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 1320–1333.〕〔McPherson, S.R. 2011. The Discovery of ''Nepenthes attenboroughii''. In: ''New Nepenthes: Volume One''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 174–202.〕 The formal description of ''N. attenboroughii'' was published in February 2009 in the ''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society''. The herbarium specimen ''A. Robinson'' AR001 is the designated holotype, and is deposited at the herbarium of Palawan State University (PPC), Puerto Princesa City.〔 Further accounts of this species appeared in McPherson's ''Pitcher Plants of the Old World'', published in May 2009,〔 and in the December 2009 issue of the ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter''.〔McPherson, S. 2009. ''Nepenthes attenboroughii'': a new species of giant pitcher plant from the Philippines. ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 38(4): 100–101.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nepenthes attenboroughii」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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