Nepenthes attenboroughii (), 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.
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