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''Nepenthes kurata'' is a tropical pitcher plant native to the Philippines. It is known only from Mount Malindang in Misamis Occidental Province, Mindanao, where it has been recorded at 1400 m altitude. It is the most westerly known ''Nepenthes'' species in Mindanao.〔 ''Nepenthes kurata'' was described as a variety of ''N. alata''—''N. alata'' var. ''ecristata''—in John Muirhead Macfarlane's 1908 monograph, "Nepenthaceae".〔〔 This species belongs to the informal "''N. alata'' group", which also includes ''N. alata'', ''N. ceciliae'', ''N. copelandii'', ''N. extincta'', ''N. graciliflora'', ''N. hamiguitanensis'', ''N. kitanglad'', ''N. leyte'', ''N. mindanaoensis'', ''N. negros'', ''N. ramos'', ''N. saranganiensis'', and ''N. ultra''.〔〔Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2013. Typification and redelimitation of ''Nepenthes alata'' with notes on the ''N. alata'' group, and ''N. negros'' sp. nov. from the Philippines. ''Nordic Journal of Botany'' 31(5): 616–622. 〕〔Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2013. ''Nepenthes ramos'' (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Mindanao, Philippines. ''Willdenowia'' 43(1): 107–111. 〕〔Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2013. ''Nepenthes ultra'' (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Luzon, Philippines. ''Blumea'', published online on October 24, 2013. 〕 These species are united by a number of morphological characters, including winged petioles, lids with basal ridges on the lower surface (often elaborated into appendages), and upper pitchers that are usually broadest near the base.〔〔 The specific epithet ''kurata'' honours botanist Shigeo Kurata, best known for his 1976 book, ''Nepenthes of Mount Kinabalu''.〔 ==References== * Smith, L. 2014. (Pitcher perfect - but carnivorous plants are at risk ). ''The Independent'', January 5, 2014. 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 kurata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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