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.
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Species:
N. adnata
Nepenthes Adnata is an endemic lowland pitcher plant from Sumatra, discovered in 1994.
Elevation:
Lowland at 1970 - 3610 ft
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Species:
N. adrianii
Nepenthes Adrianii is an endemic lowland pitcher plant from Java, discovered in 2004.
Elevation:
Lowland at > 3120 ft
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Species:
N. alata
Nepenthes Alata is an endemic intermediate pitcher plant from the Philippines, discovered in 1837.
Elevation:
Highland at 2620 - 7870 ft
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Species:
N. albomarginata
Nepenthes Albomarginata - Carnivorous tropical pitcher plant from Borneo, Malaysia and Sumatra discovered in 1849.
Elevation:
Lowland at 0 - 3610 ft
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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
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Species:
N. anamensis
Nepenthes anamensis may be a synonym of smilesii or a form of mirabilis.
Elevation:
Intermediate at ~ 4920 ft
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Species:
N. angasanensis
Nepenthes angasanensis produces offshoots from underground rhizomes, a trait not shared by many other species.
Elevation:
Highland at 6560 - 9190 ft
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Species:
N. bicalcarata
Nepenthes Bicalcarata - Tropical Fanged Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 0 - 3120 ft
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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
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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
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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
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Species:
N. burkei
Nepenthes Burkei - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 4270 - 5250 ft
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Species:
N. campanulata
Nepenthes Campanulata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 980 - 1640 ft
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Species:
N. carunculata
Nepenthes Carunculata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 5580 - 7640 ft
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Species:
N. chaniana
Nepenthes Chaniana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 5580 - 7550 ft
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Species:
N. clipeata
Nepenthes Clipeata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 1970 - 2620 ft
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Species:
N. copelandii
Nepenthes Copelandii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Intermediate at Unknown
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Species:
N. danseri
Nepenthes Danseri - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 0 - 980 ft
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Species:
N. deaniana
Nepenthes Deaniana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 4270 - 4920 ft
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Species:
N. densiflora
Nepenthes Densiflora - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 5580 - 10500 ft
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Species:
N. diatas
Nepenthes Diatas - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 7870 - 9510 ft
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Species:
Nepenthes
Nepenthes Distillatoria- Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 0 - 2300 ft
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Species:
N. dubia
Nepenthes Dubia - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 5910 - 8860 ft
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Species:
N. edwardsiana
Nepenthes Edwardsiana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 4920 - 8860 ft
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Species:
N. ephippiata
Nepenthes Ephippiata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 3280 - 6230 ft
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Species:
N. eustachya
Nepenthes Eustachya - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 0 - 5250 ft
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Species:
N. eymae
Nepenthes Eymae - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highlnd at 4920 - 5910 ft
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Species:
N. faizaliana
Nepenthes Faizaliana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 1640 - 4920 ft
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Species:
N. fallax
Nepenthes Fallax - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 2950 - 8530 ft
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Species:
N. flava
Nepenthes Flava - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 5910 - 7220 ft
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Species:
N. fusca
Nepenthes Fusca - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 3940 - 8200 ft
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Species:
N. glabrata
Nepenthes Glabrata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 5250 - 6560 ft
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Species:
N. glandulifera
Nepenthes Glandulifera - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 3610 - 5580 ft
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Species:
N. globosa
Nepenthes Globosa - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at Unknown
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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
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Species:
N. gracillima
Nepenthes Gracillima - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 4270 - 6890 ft
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Species:
N. gymnamphora
Nepenthes Gymnamphora - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 1970 - 9190 ft
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Species:
N. hamata
Nepenthes Hamata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 4590 - 8200 ft
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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
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Species:
N. hispida
Nepenthes Hispida - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 330 - 2620 ft
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Species:
N. hurrelliana
Nepenthes Hurrelliana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at > 4270 ft
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Species:
N. inermis
Nepenthes Inermis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 4920 - 8530 ft
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Species:
N. insignis
Nepenthes Insignis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 260 - 2620 ft
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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
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Species:
N. jacquelineae
Nepenthes Jacquelineae - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 5580 - 7220 ft
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Species:
N. jamban
Nepenthes Jamban - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at Unknown
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Species:
N. junghuhnii
Nepenthes Junghuhnii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 720 - 2130 ft
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Species:
N. khasiana
Nepenthes Khasiana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at Unknown
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Species:
N. klossii
Nepenthes Klossii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 330 - 6560 ft
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Species:
N. lamii
Nepenthes Lamii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 4790 - 11550 ft
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Species:
N. lavicola
Nepenthes Lavicola - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 6560 - 8530 ft
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Species:
N. lingulata
Nepenthes Lingulata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at Unknown
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Species:
N. longifolia
Nepenthes Longifolia - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 980 - 3610 ft
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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
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Species:
N. macfarlanei
Nepenthes Macfarlanei - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 3280 - 7050 ft
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Species:
N. macrophylla
Nepenthes Macrophylla - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 7220 - 7870 ft
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Species:
N. macrovulgaris
Nepenthes Macrovulgaris - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 980 - 4000 ft
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Species:
N. madagascariensis
Nepenthes Madagascariensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at Unknown
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Species:
N. mantalingajanensis
Nepenthes Mantalingajanensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Unknown at Unknown
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Species:
N. mapuluensis
Nepenthes Mapuluensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 2300 - 2620 ft
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Species:
N. masoalensis
Nepenthes Masoalensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 100 - 1310 ft
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Species:
N. maxima
Nepenthes Maxima - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Intermediate at 130 - 8200 ft
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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
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Species:
N. mikei
Nepenthes Mikei - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 3610 - 9190 ft
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Species:
N. mindanaoensis
Nepenthes Mindanaoensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Unknown at Unknown
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Species:
N. mira
Nepenthes Mira - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 4920 - 6560 ft
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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
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Species:
N. mollis
Nepenthes Mollis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at ~ 5910 ft
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Species:
N. muluensis
Nepenthes Muluensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 6230 - 7870 ft
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Species:
N. murudensis
Nepenthes Murudensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 7220 - 8200 ft
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Species:
N. naquiyuddinii
Nepenthes Naquiyuddinii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 4590 - 4680 ft
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Species:
N. neoguineensis
Nepenthes Neoguineensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 0 - 4590 ft
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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
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Species:
N. ovata
Nepenthes Ovata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 5580 - 6890 ft
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Species:
N. paniculata
Nepenthes Paniculata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at ~ 4790 ft
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Species:
N. papuana
Nepenthes Papuana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 820 - 4270 ft
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Species:
N. pectinata
Nepenthes Pectinata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 3120 - 9020 ft
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Species:
N. pervillei
Nepenthes Pervillei - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 1150 - 1640 ft
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Species:
N. petiolata
Nepenthes Petiolata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at ~ 4920 ft
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Species:
N. philippinensis
Nepenthes Philippinensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Unknown at Unknown
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Species:
N. pilosa
Nepenthes Pilosa - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at ~ 5250 ft
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Species:
N. platychila
Nepenthes Platychila - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 2950 - 4590 ft
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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
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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
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Species:
N. ramispina
Nepenthes Ramispina - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 2950 - 6560 ft
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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
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Species:
N. rhombicaulis
Nepenthes Rhombicaulis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 5580 - 6230 ft
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Species:
N. rigidifolia
Nepenthes Rigidifolia - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 3280 - 5250 ft
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Species:
N. rowanae
Nepenthes Rowanae - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 0 - 30 ft
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Species:
N. sanguinea
Nepenthes Sanguinea - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Intermediate at 980 - 5910 ft
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Species:
N. saranganiensis
Nepenthes Saranganiensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Unknown at Unknown
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Species:
N. sharifah-hapsahii
Nepenthes Sharifah-Hapsahii - Carnivorous Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 0 - 3280 ft
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Species:
N. sibuyanensis
Nepenthes Sibuyanensis- Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 4920 - 5910 ft
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Species:
N. singalana
Nepenthes Singalana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 6560 - 9510 ft
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Species:
N. smilesii
Nepenthes Smilesii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Unknown at Unknown
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Species:
N. spathulata
Nepenthes Spathulata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 3610 - 9510 ft
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Species:
N. spectabilis
Nepenthes Spectabilis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 4590 - 7220 ft
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Species:
N. stenophylla
Nepenthes Stenophylla - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at Unknown
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Species:
N. sumatrana
Nepenthes Sumatrana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 0 - 2620 ft
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Species:
N. talangensis
Nepenthes Talangensis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 5910 - 8200 ft
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Species:
N. tenax
Nepenthes Tenax - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Unknown at Unknown
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Species:
N. tentaculata
Nepenthes Tentaculata - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 2300 - 8200 ft
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Species:
N. tenuis
Nepenthes Tenuis - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at ~ 3280 ft
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Species:
N. thorelii
Nepenthes Thorelii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 0 - 660 ft
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Species:
N. tobaica
Nepenthes Tobaica - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 1250 - 9020 ft
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Species:
N. tomoriana
Nepenthes Tomoriana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 0 - 1310 ft
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Species:
N. treubiana
Nepenthes Treubiana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Unknown at Unknown
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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
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Species:
N. veitchii
Nepenthes veitchii is a beautiful species from Borneo that is known form it
Elevation:
Lowland at 0 - 4920 ft
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Species:
N. ventricosa
Nepenthes Ventricosa - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 3940 - 4920 ft
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Species:
N. vieillardii
Nepenthes Vieillardii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Lowland at 100 - 2620 ft
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Species:
N. villosa
Nepenthes Villosa - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 7550 - 10660 ft
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Species:
N. vogelii
Nepenthes Vogelii - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 3280 - 4590 ft
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Species:
N. xiphioides
Nepenthes Xiphioides - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 5910 - 6230 ft
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Species:
N. zakriana
Nepenthes Zakriana - Tropical Pitcher Plant
Elevation:
Highland at 3940 - 4920 ft