Nepenthes argentii

Nepenthes argentii (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ɑːrˈdʒɛntiaɪ/; after George Argent) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant native to Mount Guiting-Guiting on Sibuyan Island in the Philippines. It is possibly the smallest species in the genus and does not appear to have a climbing stage.^[2]

Nepenthes argentii
Nepenthes argentii in habitat. Mount Guiting-Guiting, Sibuyan Island.
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nepenthaceae
Genus:	Nepenthes
Species:	N. argentii
Binomial name
Nepenthes argentii Jebb & Cheek (1997)[2]

Distribution

Nepenthes argentii inhabits subalpine shrubbery "with a smooth wind-clipped canopy 30 cm tall on an ultrabasic ridge".^[1] It grows at an elevation of 1,400–1,900 m.^[3]

On Mount Guiting-Guiting, N. argentii is sympatric with N. sibuyanensis at around 1,600 to 1,770 m.^[2][4] A taxon resembling N. alata grows on Mount Guiting-Guiting at lower elevations of 800 to 1,000 m;^[5] it was described as N. graciliflora by Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer.^[6] Other plant species endemic to the mountain include Lobelia proctorii^[7] and Rhododendron rousei.^[8]

Nepenthes argentii has no known natural hybrids, although it may hybridise with N. sibuyanensis.^[3] No forms or varieties have been described.