I don't have the answer (yet), but would note that the references I've
seen to Mt. Alzapan all seem to be from 1925... you might need a
historical map. Also, those references explicitly state Tayabas province.
> Nepenthes alzapan Jebb & Cheek, sp. nov. Type:—PHILIPPINES. Luzon,
> “Tayabas Prov., Mt Alzapan”, male fl. 7 June 1925, Ramos & Edanõ 45690
> (holotype K!; isotypes NY!, UC!, US!) (Fig. 1).
I'll continue poking around....
Kind regards and please let us know what you find,
Robert
Jason M Glatz wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I’m trying to assist a graduate student who is looking for the
> latitude and longitude of an obscure mountain in the Philippines
> called Mt. Alzapan (possibly spelled Alsapan). It is located on Luzon
> around the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya or Quirino. He believes that it
> should be between 1,000 and 2,000 meters tall. It is referenced in a
> couple of botanical journals, but I have not been able to find it
> using our maps, gazetteers (we are missing the 1^st volume of our
> Philippine Board on Geographic Names Gazetteer), or a lengthy Google
> search. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Jason
>
> Jason Glatz, Maps Specialist
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