Nepenthes minima (Nepenthaceae), a new pyrophytic grassland species from Sulawesi, Indonesia

2016/10/07 by M.D. Cheek, Matthew Jebb · 5 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies #Plant Parasitism and Resistance #Plant Diversity and Evolution

paper · doi:10.3767/000651916x693509

openalex publication_date 2016/10/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Nepenthes minima is the first known pyrophytic grassland Nepenthes species from outside Indochina and the Philippines. A member of the sect. Regiae (Borneo, Wallacea, New Guinea) it is restricted to the highland grasslands of Central Sulawesi (Celebes) and has close affinities with Nepenthes maxima. The existence of Nepenthes minima, unique to these grasslands, suggests that they may be natural and predate the human influences that expanded them beginning 2000–3000 BP.

Citations

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• Identification and typification of Nepenthes blancoi , with N. abalata sp. nov. from the western Visayas, Philippines
• Nepenthes samar (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Samar, Philippines
• Typification and redelimitation of Nepenthes alata with notes on the N. alata group, and N. negros sp. nov. from the Philippines
• <i>Nepenthes alzapan</i> (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Luzon, Philippines

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• Nepenthes section Insignes in Indonesia, with two new species
• List of Nepenthes species [wikipedia]
• List of Nepenthes species by distribution [wikipedia]
• Nepenthes maxima [wikipedia]
• Nepenthes minima [wikipedia]