Nepenthaceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Nepenthaceae
flask-shaped pitcher plant

flask-shaped pitcher plant

Nepenthes ampullaria Jack

Nepenthes ampullaria is a distinctive partially detritivorous tropical pitcher plant native to Southeast Asia and New Guinea.

Slender Pitcher-Plant

Slender Pitcher-Plant

Nepenthes gracilis Korth.

Nepenthes gracilis Korth. is a widespread common lowland pitcher plant native to the Sunda region.

Common Swamp Pitcher-Plant

Common Swamp Pitcher-Plant

Nepenthes mirabilis (Lour.) Druce

Nepenthes mirabilis is the most widespread carnivorous pitcher plant species ranging from China to Australia.

Seychelles Pitcher-plant

Seychelles Pitcher-plant

Nepenthes pervillei Blume

Nepenthes pervillei is the only endemic Seychelles pitcher plant, growing on rocky granitic summits of two islands.

Raffles' pitcher-plant

Raffles' pitcher-plant

Nepenthes rafflesiana Jack

Nepenthes rafflesiana is a popular, hardy scrambling carnivorous vine found across Southeast Asian lowlands.

Nepenthes sanguinea Lindl.

Nepenthes sanguinea Lindl.

Nepenthes sanguinea Lindl.

Nepenthes sanguinea is a large vigorous pitcher plant native to Peninsular Malaysia and southernmost Thailand, popular in cultivation since the 1840s.

Fanged pitcher plant

Fanged pitcher plant

Nepenthes bicalcarata Hook.fil.

Nepenthes bicalcarata is a large Bornean endemic pitcher plant known for its two sharp spines under the pitcher lid.

fringed pitcher-plant

fringed pitcher-plant

Nepenthes tentaculata Hook.fil.

Nepenthes tentaculata is a terrestrial climbing pitcher plant native to Borneo and Sulawesi, currently classified as Least Concern.

great pitcher-plant

great pitcher-plant

Nepenthes maxima Reinw.

Nepenthes maxima, the great pitcher-plant, is a widely distributed carnivorous Nepenthes species native to parts of Indonesia and New Guinea.

Nepenthes albomarginata Lobb ex Lindl.

Nepenthes albomarginata Lobb ex Lindl.

Nepenthes albomarginata Lobb ex Lindl.

Nepenthes albomarginata is a climbing tropical pitcher plant native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and nearby smaller islands.

Reinwardt's pitcher-plant

Reinwardt's pitcher-plant

Nepenthes reinwardtiana Miq.

Nepenthes reinwardtiana is a Borneo and Sumatra native tropical pitcher plant known for its two pitcher eye spots.

Nepenthes madagascariensis Poir.

Nepenthes madagascariensis Poir.

Nepenthes madagascariensis Poir.

Nepenthes madagascariensis is a Madagascan native pitcher plant, one of two on the island, found along the eastern coast in low-altitude swamp edges.

Nepenthes distillatoria L.

Nepenthes distillatoria L.

Nepenthes distillatoria L.

Nepenthes distillatoria L. is the Sri Lanka-endemic type species of tropical pitcher plant genus Nepenthes.

Nepenthes vieillardii Hook.fil.

Nepenthes vieillardii Hook.fil.

Nepenthes vieillardii Hook.fil.

Nepenthes vieillardii is a pitcher plant endemic to New Caledonia, where mosquitoes breed in its pitchers.

Nepenthes villosa Hook.fil.

Nepenthes villosa Hook.fil.

Nepenthes villosa Hook.fil.

Nepenthes villosa is a Bornean endemic highland pitcher plant, native to Mount Kinabalu and Mount Tambuyukon.

Nepenthes smilesii Hemsl.

Nepenthes smilesii Hemsl.

Nepenthes smilesii Hemsl.

Nepenthes smilesii is a climbing Indochinese pitcher plant that tolerates extreme low temperatures.

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