Nepenthes carnivorous plants


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Nepenthes Carnivorous Plants - Nepenthes are commonly known as Tropical Pitcher Plants and may also be referred to as Monkey Cups. There are over 120 species of Nepenthes, the largest number and diversity in Borneo and Sumatra, but also found in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Phillipines. A few species are even found as far away as Australia, Madagascar, India, China and Sri Lanka. Most Nepenthes pitcher plants are mountain plants with warm days and cool nights in the wild, although quite a few species live in the hot, muggy lowland areas. There are likely still quite a few undiscovered Nepenthes species. Since the majority of these plants grow in montane environments, a lot of these areas have yet to be explored. Many of these areas are extremely rocky and mountainous, making access to them very difficult.

Nepenthes carnivorous plants

Tropical Pitcher Plant History

The first species of Nepenthes that was discovered is N. madagascariensis, found by the French governor of Madagascar, Etienne de Flacourt, in 1658. The second species is N. distillatoria, an endemic Nepenthes of Sri Lanka, discovered in 1677. Even today, new species are being found and described every year.

Nepenthes carnivorous plants Species

We have compiled a comprehensive listing of Nepenthes species with some known data for these species. It should be noted that the taxonomy of Nepenthes is not 100% exact. Many species are often known by many different names, new species are found all the time and existing species are split or merged as a result of continuing carnivorous plant research.

  • Species: N. adnata
    Nepenthes Adnata is an endemic lowland pitcher plant from Sumatra, discovered in 1994.
    Elevation: Lowland at 1970 - 3610 ft

  • Species: N. adrianii
    Nepenthes Adrianii is an endemic lowland pitcher plant from Java, discovered in 2004.
    Elevation: Lowland at > 3120 ft

  • Species: N. alata
    Nepenthes Alata is an endemic intermediate pitcher plant from the Philippines, discovered in 1837.
    Elevation: Highland at 2620 - 7870 ft

  • Species: N. albomarginata
    Nepenthes Albomarginata - Carnivorous tropical pitcher plant from Borneo, Malaysia and Sumatra discovered in 1849.
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 3610 ft

  • Species: N. ampullaria
    Nepenthes ampullaria, the "Flask-Shaped" pitcher plant, is a lowland species famous for it's beautiful basal rosettes and plump, yawning pitchers.
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 6890 ft

  • Species: N. anamensis
    Nepenthes anamensis may be a synonym of smilesii or a form of mirabilis.
    Elevation: Intermediate at ~ 4920 ft

  • Species: N. angasanensis
    Nepenthes angasanensis produces offshoots from underground rhizomes, a trait not shared by many other species.
    Elevation: Highland at 6560 - 9190 ft

  • Species: N. argentii
    Nepenthes argentii is quite possibly the smallest of the Nepenthes species and is believed to not have a climbing stage.
    Elevation: Highland at ~ 4590 ft

  • Species: N. aristolochioides
    Nepenthes aristolochioides is one of the most unique Nepenthes species because of unique pitchers with a near vertical opening.
    Elevation: Highland at 6560 - 8200 ft

  • Species: N. beccariana
    Nepenthes beccariana was described by J. Macfarlane and has many similarities to N. sumatrana and N. longifolia.
    Elevation: Lowland at < 2620 ft

  • Species: N. bellii
    Nepenthes bellii is closely related to N. sibuyanensis and can be found on Mindanao, an island in the Philippines.
    Elevation: Lowland at 820 - 2620 ft

  • Species: N. benstonei
    Nepenthes benstonei commonly produces multiple flower stalks on a single stem, a characteristic found only in a few other Nepenthes speices.
    Elevation: Lowland at 1480 - 1970 ft

  • Species: N. bicalcarata
    Nepenthes Bicalcarata - Tropical Fanged Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 3120 ft

  • Species: N. bongso
    Nepenthes bongso is a highly variable species with red to purple pitchers bearing a wide peristome.
    Elevation: Highland at 3280 - 8860 ft

  • Species: N. boschiana
    Nepenthes boschiana is a species closely related to N. faizaliana, with attractive pitchers bearing a dark purple peristome and purple speckles.
    Elevation: Highland at 2950 - 6170 ft

  • Species: N. burbidgeae
    Nepenthes burbidgeae is a beautiful Nepenthes species that can sometimes be picky to pitcher in unstable cultivation condidtions.
    Elevation: Highland at 3940 - 7380 ft

  • Species: N. burkei
    Nepenthes Burkei - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 4270 - 5250 ft

  • Species: N. campanulata
    Nepenthes Campanulata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 980 - 1640 ft

  • Species: N. carunculata
    Nepenthes Carunculata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 5580 - 7640 ft

  • Species: N. chaniana
    Nepenthes Chaniana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 5580 - 7550 ft

  • Species: N. clipeata
    Nepenthes Clipeata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 1970 - 2620 ft

  • Species: N. copelandii
    Nepenthes Copelandii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Intermediate at Unknown

  • Species: N. danseri
    Nepenthes Danseri - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 980 ft

  • Species: N. deaniana
    Nepenthes Deaniana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 4270 - 4920 ft

  • Species: N. densiflora
    Nepenthes Densiflora - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 5580 - 10500 ft

  • Species: N. diatas
    Nepenthes Diatas - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 7870 - 9510 ft

  • Species: Nepenthes
    Nepenthes Distillatoria- Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 2300 ft

  • Species: N. dubia
    Nepenthes Dubia - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 5910 - 8860 ft

  • Species: N. edwardsiana
    Nepenthes Edwardsiana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 4920 - 8860 ft

  • Species: N. ephippiata
    Nepenthes Ephippiata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 3280 - 6230 ft

  • Species: N. eustachya
    Nepenthes Eustachya - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 5250 ft

  • Species: N. eymae
    Nepenthes Eymae - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highlnd at 4920 - 5910 ft

  • Species: N. faizaliana
    Nepenthes Faizaliana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 1640 - 4920 ft

  • Species: N. fallax
    Nepenthes Fallax - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 2950 - 8530 ft

  • Species: N. flava
    Nepenthes Flava - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 5910 - 7220 ft

  • Species: N. fusca
    Nepenthes Fusca - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 3940 - 8200 ft

  • Species: N. glabrata
    Nepenthes Glabrata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 5250 - 6560 ft

  • Species: N. glandulifera
    Nepenthes Glandulifera - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 3610 - 5580 ft

  • Species: N. globosa
    Nepenthes Globosa - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at Unknown

  • Species: N. gracilis
    Nepenthes gracilis is an easy to cultivate, lowland Nepenthes. Capable at adapting to room temperature terrariums and it's vines can be easily rooted in water.
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 3610 ft

  • Species: N. gracillima
    Nepenthes Gracillima - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 4270 - 6890 ft

  • Species: N. gymnamphora
    Nepenthes Gymnamphora - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 1970 - 9190 ft

  • Species: N. hamata
    Nepenthes Hamata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 4590 - 8200 ft

  • Species: N. hirsuta
    Nepenthes hirsuta is a small, scrambling species from Borneo named for the hairy leaves and stems on the plant.
    Elevation: Lowland at 660 - 3280 ft

  • Species: N. hispida
    Nepenthes Hispida - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 330 - 2620 ft

  • Species: N. hurrelliana
    Nepenthes Hurrelliana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at > 4270 ft

  • Species: N. inermis
    Nepenthes Inermis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 4920 - 8530 ft

  • Species: N. insignis
    Nepenthes Insignis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 260 - 2620 ft

  • Species: N. izumiae
    Nepenthes izumiae is a stunning new discovery, related to N. jacquelineae, with nearly black pitchers and a black, toothy peristome.
    Elevation: Highland at > 5910 ft

  • Species: N. jacquelineae
    Nepenthes Jacquelineae - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 5580 - 7220 ft

  • Species: N. jamban
    Nepenthes Jamban - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at Unknown

  • Species: N. junghuhnii
    Nepenthes Junghuhnii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 720 - 2130 ft

  • Species: N. khasiana
    Nepenthes Khasiana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at Unknown

  • Species: N. klossii
    Nepenthes Klossii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 330 - 6560 ft

  • Species: N. lamii
    Nepenthes Lamii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 4790 - 11550 ft

  • Species: N. lavicola
    Nepenthes Lavicola - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 6560 - 8530 ft

  • Species: N. lingulata
    Nepenthes Lingulata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at Unknown

  • Species: N. longifolia
    Nepenthes Longifolia - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 980 - 3610 ft

  • Species: N. lowii
    Nepenthes lowii or Low's Pitcher Plant, is one of the most unique Nepenthes species because of it's spectacular upper pitchers that look like toilet bowls for birds.
    Elevation: Highland at 5250 - 8530 ft

  • Species: N. macfarlanei
    Nepenthes Macfarlanei - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 3280 - 7050 ft

  • Species: N. macrophylla
    Nepenthes Macrophylla - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 7220 - 7870 ft

  • Species: N. macrovulgaris
    Nepenthes Macrovulgaris - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 980 - 4000 ft

  • Species: N. madagascariensis
    Nepenthes Madagascariensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at Unknown

  • Species: N. mantalingajanensis
    Nepenthes Mantalingajanensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Unknown at Unknown

  • Species: N. mapuluensis
    Nepenthes Mapuluensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 2300 - 2620 ft

  • Species: N. masoalensis
    Nepenthes Masoalensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 100 - 1310 ft

  • Species: N. maxima
    Nepenthes Maxima - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Intermediate at 130 - 8200 ft

  • Species: N. merrilliana
    Nepenthes merrilliana is a large growing species with green pitchers that are squat and flat-bottomed.
    Elevation: Lowland to Intermediate at 70 - 5580 ft

  • Species: N. mikei
    Nepenthes Mikei - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 3610 - 9190 ft

  • Species: N. mindanaoensis
    Nepenthes Mindanaoensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Unknown at Unknown

  • Species: N. mira
    Nepenthes Mira - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 4920 - 6560 ft

  • Species: N. mirabilis
    Nepenthes mirabilis is a swamp-dwelling species with the most widespread distribution of the genus. Fast but small growing species excellent for the lowland terrarium.
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 4920 ft

  • Species: N. mollis
    Nepenthes Mollis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at ~ 5910 ft

  • Species: N. muluensis
    Nepenthes Muluensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 6230 - 7870 ft

  • Species: N. murudensis
    Nepenthes Murudensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 7220 - 8200 ft

  • Species: N. naquiyuddinii
    Nepenthes Naquiyuddinii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 4590 - 4680 ft

  • Species: N. neoguineensis
    Nepenthes Neoguineensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 4590 ft

  • Species: N. northiana
    Nepenthes northiana is a spectacular lowland species that generally prefers an alkaline soil mixture and is usually hard to find in cultivation although slowly becoming more common.
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 1640 ft

  • Species: N. ovata
    Nepenthes Ovata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 5580 - 6890 ft

  • Species: N. paniculata
    Nepenthes Paniculata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at ~ 4790 ft

  • Species: N. papuana
    Nepenthes Papuana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 820 - 4270 ft

  • Species: N. pectinata
    Nepenthes Pectinata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 3120 - 9020 ft

  • Species: N. pervillei
    Nepenthes Pervillei - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 1150 - 1640 ft

  • Species: N. petiolata
    Nepenthes Petiolata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at ~ 4920 ft

  • Species: N. philippinensis
    Nepenthes Philippinensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Unknown at Unknown

  • Species: N. pilosa
    Nepenthes Pilosa - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at ~ 5250 ft

  • Species: N. platychila
    Nepenthes Platychila - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 2950 - 4590 ft

  • Species: N. rafflesiana
    Nepenthes rafflesiana is a large growing lowland Nepenthes that has many spectacular forms including the elongata and giant clones from Brunei.
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 3940 ft

  • Species: N. rajah
    Nepenthes Rajah, The King of Nepenthes, produces one of the largest pitchers in the genus which can be bigger than the size of a football.
    Elevation: Highland at 4920 - 8400 ft

  • Species: N. ramispina
    Nepenthes Ramispina - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 2950 - 6560 ft

  • Species: N. reinwardtiana
    Nepenthes reinwardtiana is a unique species of it's genus because of two spots that look like eyes found on the back wall towards the top of the inside of the pitcher.
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 6890 ft

  • Species: N. rhombicaulis
    Nepenthes Rhombicaulis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 5580 - 6230 ft

  • Species: N. rigidifolia
    Nepenthes Rigidifolia - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 3280 - 5250 ft

  • Species: N. rowanae
    Nepenthes Rowanae - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 30 ft

  • Species: N. sanguinea
    Nepenthes Sanguinea - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Intermediate at 980 - 5910 ft

  • Species: N. saranganiensis
    Nepenthes Saranganiensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Unknown at Unknown

  • Species: N. sharifah-hapsahii
    Nepenthes Sharifah-Hapsahii - Carnivorous Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 3280 ft

  • Species: N. sibuyanensis
    Nepenthes Sibuyanensis- Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 4920 - 5910 ft

  • Species: N. singalana
    Nepenthes Singalana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 6560 - 9510 ft

  • Species: N. smilesii
    Nepenthes Smilesii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Unknown at Unknown

  • Species: N. spathulata
    Nepenthes Spathulata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 3610 - 9510 ft

  • Species: N. spectabilis
    Nepenthes Spectabilis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 4590 - 7220 ft

  • Species: N. stenophylla
    Nepenthes Stenophylla - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at Unknown

  • Species: N. sumatrana
    Nepenthes Sumatrana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 2620 ft

  • Species: N. talangensis
    Nepenthes Talangensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 5910 - 8200 ft

  • Species: N. tenax
    Nepenthes Tenax - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Unknown at Unknown

  • Species: N. tentaculata
    Nepenthes Tentaculata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 2300 - 8200 ft

  • Species: N. tenuis
    Nepenthes Tenuis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at ~ 3280 ft

  • Species: N. thorelii
    Nepenthes Thorelii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 660 ft

  • Species: N. tobaica
    Nepenthes Tobaica - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 1250 - 9020 ft

  • Species: N. tomoriana
    Nepenthes Tomoriana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 1310 ft

  • Species: N. treubiana
    Nepenthes Treubiana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Unknown at Unknown

  • Species: N. truncata
    Nepenthes truncata is a huge lowland species with truncated leaves and spectacular pitcher coloration and character that never fail to attract attention.
    Elevation: Lowland at 660 - 1970 ft

  • Species: N. veitchii
    Nepenthes veitchii is a beautiful species from Borneo that is known form it
    Elevation: Lowland at 0 - 4920 ft

  • Species: N. ventricosa
    Nepenthes Ventricosa - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 3940 - 4920 ft

  • Species: N. vieillardii
    Nepenthes Vieillardii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Lowland at 100 - 2620 ft

  • Species: N. villosa
    Nepenthes Villosa - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 7550 - 10660 ft

  • Species: N. vogelii
    Nepenthes Vogelii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 3280 - 4590 ft

  • Species: N. xiphioides
    Nepenthes Xiphioides - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 5910 - 6230 ft

  • Species: N. zakriana
    Nepenthes Zakriana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
    Elevation: Highland at 3940 - 4920 ft