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''Nepenthes leonardoi'' is a tropical pitcher plant known from a single locality in central Palawan, the Philippines.〔〔McPherson, S. 2011. An expedition to Palawan, Philippines, and another new ''Nepenthes'' species: ''Nepenthes leonardoi''. ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' 40(1): 28–34.〕 It is closely allied to several other Palawan endemics, including ''N. deaniana'', ''N. gantungensis'', and ''N. mira''. The traps of this species reach at least 24 cm in height. Some specimens are noted for producing very dark, almost black, upper pitchers.〔 In his Carnivorous Plant Database, taxonomist Jan Schlauer treats ''N. leonardoi'' as a heterotypic synonym of ''N. deaniana''.〔Schlauer, J. (''Nepenthes leonardoi'' ). Carnivorous Plant Database.〕 ==Botanical history== ''Nepenthes leonardoi'' was discovered on November 18, 2010, by Greg Bourke, Jehson Cervancia, Mark Jaunzems, and Stewart McPherson.〔〔 The species was initially known under the placeholder name "''Nepenthes'' sp. Palawan".〔(New Species - ''Nepenthes'' sp. "Palawan" ). Redfern Natural History Productions. (page from July 15, 2011 )〕 ''Nepenthes leonardoi'' was formally described in the March 2011 issue of ''Carniflora Australis'' by McPherson, Bourke, Cervancia, Jaunzems, and Alastair Robinson.〔 The specific epithet ''leonardoi'' honours Filipino botanist Leonardo Co, who was killed on the island of Leyte on November 15, 2010,〔 reportedly as a result of "crossfire between government security forces and an insurgent group".〔Anda, R. 2010. (New pitcher plant species to be named after slain botanist ). ''Inquirer Southern Luzon'', December 17, 2010. (page )〕〔Anda, R. 2010. (New plant species named after Co ). ''Inquirer Southern Luzon'', December 24, 2010.〕 The date of Co's death coincided with the first day of the ''Nepenthes'' expedition that led to the discovery of ''N. leonardoi''.〔 As explained in the species's describing paper:〔 The first four authors of this species discovered this plant on November 18th, and felt it fitting to name this plant, which is unique among Philippine ''Nepenthes'' in producing black pitchers, after Leonardo, in honour of his lifework and many accomplishments. The herbarium specimen ''S. McPherson SRM 5'' is the designated holotype, and is deposited at the herbarium of Palawan State University (PPC), Puerto Princesa City.〔 It was collected on November 20, 2010, near the summit of Schom-carp Peak at 1490 m.〔 In preparing the species description, the describing authors also examined herbarium material of a number of closely allied species, including ''N. attenboroughii'' (specimens ''A.Robinson AR001'' and ''AR002''), ''N. mantalingajanensis'' (''G.C.G.Argent & E.M.Romero 92114''), ''N. mira'' (''G.C.G.Argent et al. 25438''), and ''N. rajah'' (''Low s.n.'').〔 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 leonardoi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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