Nepenthes abalata

Nepenthes abalata is a tropical pitcher plant known from three western islands of the Philippines: Culion, Cuyo, and Malalison.^[2] It has been recorded from coastal grassland and scrub at elevations of 0–20 m above sea level.^[2]

Nepenthes abalata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nepenthaceae
Genus:	Nepenthes
Species:	N. abalata
Binomial name
Nepenthes abalata Jebb & Cheek (2013)[2]
Synonyms
Synonyms Nepenthes alata auct. non Blanco: Danser (1928)[3] [=N. abalata/N. alata/N. benstonei/ N. copelandii/N. eustachya/N. graciliflora/ N. mindanaoensis/N. mirabilis/ N. negros/N. philippinensis][4][5][6] Nepenthes alata auct. non Blanco: Jebb & Cheek (1997);[7] Cheek & Jebb (2001)[8] [=N. abalata/N. alata] Nepenthes blancoi auct. non Blume: Macfarl. (1908);[9] Macfarl. (1927)[10]

The specific epithet abalata may be translated as "from alata" and refers to the historical lumping of N. abalata with the widespread and highly variable N. alata.^[2]