Nepenthes Species
(L) Lowland species =
red, (I) Intermediate = orange, (H) Highland = green, (exH)
Extreme or ultra Highlanders = blue
see also Nepenthes Hybrids and
Cultivars
| Species | Location |
Altitude |
Type |
Temp |
Notes |
wish |
| Nepenthes adnata (Tamin & Hotta ex Schlauer) | Sumatra | 600-1100m |
L |
w |
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| Nepenthes alata (Blanco) it is not uncommon for the hybrid N. x ventrata (see http://www.carniflora.nl/english/nepenthes/n_alata_plant.htm) to be sold as N. alata | Malaysia; Philippines; Sumatra | 800-2400m |
LIH |
easy and hardy |
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| Nepenthes albomarginata (Lobb ex Lindl.) | Malaysia; Sumatra; Borneo | 0-1200m |
LI |
small scrambler |
* |
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| Nepenthes ampullaria
(Jack) (incl. 'Cantleys Red') |
Malaysia; New Guinea; Borneo; Sumatra; Muluccas | 0-1000m |
L+ |
easy in lowland conditions |
* w |
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| Nepenthes angasanensis (R.Maulder, D.Schubert, B.Salmon & B.Quinn) Spec. Nov. | Puncak Angasan, Aceh Province, Sumatra; Indonesia | |||||
| Nepenthes anamensis (Macf.) | Southeast Asia (Thailand; Annam; South Indochina) | I |
all red pitchers, humid and
bright light |
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| Nepenthes argentii (Jebb & Cheek) | Sibuyan Island (Philippines) | 1400m |
H |
easy, slow minature species,
grows in moss |
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| Nepenthes aristolochioides (Jebb & Cheek) | Sumatra | 2000-2500m |
H |
easy, fast growing, weird
pitchers |
w |
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| Nepenthes bellii (Kondo) | Philippines | 250-800m |
L+ |
mod-diff, mod, tiny |
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| Nepenthes benstonei (C.Clarke) | Malaya | |||||
| Nepenthes bicalcarata (Hook.f.) | Borneo | 0-950m |
L+ |
easy in hot, humid conditions,
prone to transplant shock, large fanged pitchers |
* |
|
| Nepenthes bongso (Korth.) The ICPS database states that N. bongso and N. carunculata are synonyms, others disagree. | Sumatra | 1000-2700m |
H |
easy-moderate |
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| var.robusta (Nerz et Wistuba) var. nov. published as N. carunculata var.robusta | ||||||
| Nepenthes boschiana (Korth.) | Borneo | 900-1800m |
H |
moderate |
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| Nepenthes burbidgeae (Hook.f. ex Burb.) | Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo | 1200-2550m |
H |
easy, slow, no pitchering if
nights below 16C |
w |
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| Nepenthes burkei (Hort.Veitch ex Mast.) | Philippines | |||||
| Nepenthes campanulata (Kurata) | Borneo | 300m |
L+ |
easy-mod, small |
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| Nepenthes carunculata (Danser) see N. bongso | 1000-2700m |
H |
easy, small |
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| var.robusta (Nerz et Wistuba) var. nov. see N. bongso var. robusta | H |
w |
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| Nepenthes clipeata (Danser) | nearly extinct on 1 cliff side on Mt. Kelan in Borneo | 600-800m |
IH |
w |
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| Nepenthes copelandii (Merr. ex Macf.) | Mt. Apo, Mindanao, Philippines | 700-1200m |
IH |
easy |
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| Nepenthes danseri (Jebb & Cheek) | Moluccas, Indonesia | 0-300m |
L+ |
easy as lowland |
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| Nepenthes deaniana (Macf.) | Philippines | 1300-1500m |
LI |
easy, but does not like roots
disturbed |
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| Nepenthes densiflora (Danser) | Sumatra | 1700-3000m |
H |
easy |
w |
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| Nepenthes diatas (Jebb & Cheek) | Sumatra | 2400-2600m |
H |
easy, slow |
w |
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| Nepenthes distillatoria (L.) | Ceylon/Sri Lanka | 0-700m |
L+ |
moderate |
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| Nepenthes dubia (Danser) ?[N. bongso*inermis]? | Sumatra | 1800-2700m |
H |
easy, mod.-fast |
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| Nepenthes echinostoma see N. mirabilis var. echinostoma | ||||||
| Nepenthes edwardsiana
(Low ex Hook.f.) found on Mt. Kinabalu and Mt. Tamboyukon, Borneo |
Borneo | ex?H |
similar to N. villosa |
w |
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| subsp. macrophylla (Marabini) see N. macrophylla | ||||||
| Nepenthes ephippiata (Danser) | Borneo | 1000-1900m |
H |
small, easy, slow |
* |
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| Nepenthes eustachya (Miq.) | Sumatra | 0-1600m |
LIH |
easy, mod |
w |
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| Nepenthes eymae (Kurata) | Borneo; Celebes | 1500-1800m |
H |
easy, slow |
w |
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| Nepenthes faizaliana (Adam & Wilcock) | Borneo | 500-1500m |
IH |
easy-moderate |
w |
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| Nepenthes fallax (G.Beck) Ch'ien Lee writes: “... the only thing most hobbyists need to know is that within the horticultural trade, all plants which are currently called N. stenophylla and N. fallax represent the same taxa.” | Borneo | 900-2600m |
H |
hairy, easy, mod. |
w |
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| Nepenthes fusca (Danser) | Borneo | 1200-1500m |
H |
easy, mod., similar to
(narrow) maxima |
w |
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| Nepenthes glabrata (Turnbull & Middleton) | Celebes | 1600-2000m |
H |
mod., slow, small hand painted
pitcher |
w |
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| Nepenthes glandulifera a new species previously called Nepenthes sp. “7” at Malesiana Tropicals | Sarawak, Borneo | 1200-1600m |
H |
hairy, easy, mod.-slow |
w |
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| Nepenthes globosa There is a strong rumor that N. "Viking" is about to be formally described by Kurata as a species. | only in Southern Thailand | |||||
| Nepenthes gracilis (Korth.) | Borneo, Malaysia, Singapour, Celebes, Sumatra (Andamanes; South Indochina | 0-750m |
LI |
easy lowland / room temperature |
* |
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| Nepenthes gracillima (Ridl.) | Malaysia | 1300-2100m |
H |
small, easy, mod. |
w |
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| Nepenthes gymnamphora (Reinw. ex Nees) some believe N. xiphioides (Salmon et Maulder) should be a separate species | Sumatra, Borneo, Java | 1000-2750m |
H |
easy, slow |
w |
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| Nepenthes hamata
(Turnbull & Middleton) large peristome with curved hooks |
Celebes | 1400-2500m |
H |
easy, mod. |
w+ |
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| Nepenthes hirsuta (Hook.f.) there is some debate whether N. hirsuta and N. hispida are different species | Borneo | 200-1000m |
L(I) |
easy, small scrambler |
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| (Nepenthes hispida (G.Beck) see N. hirsuta) | ||||||
| Nepenthes hurrelliana (Cheek, Jebb, Lee, Lamb, & Phillipps) see Cheek, M., M. Jebb, C. Lee, A. Lamb, and A. Phillipps. 2003. Nepenthes hurrelliana (Nepenthaceae), a New Species of Pitcher Plant from Borneo. Sabah Parks Nature Journal. Vol 6: 117-124. | Borneo | |||||
| Nepenthes inermis (Danser) | Sumatra | 2300-2590m |
H |
easy, quick, small |
w |
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| Nepenthes
infundibuliformis, possibly a Sulawesi form of N. maxima |
H |
small |
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| Nepenthes insignis (Danser) | New Guinea | 80-800m |
LI |
easy-mod. |
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| Nepenthes izumiae
(T.Davis, C.Clarke & Tamin) (species B in Nepenthes of Sumatra) nearly black with contrasting white interior |
Bukit Barisan, West Sumatra, Indonesia | 1800-2400m |
H |
vigorous |
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| Nepenthes jacquelineae (C.Clarke, T.Davis & Tamin) | Sumatra | 1700-2200m |
H |
easy, mod. |
w |
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| Nepenthes kampotiana (auct. non Lecomte: Hort. ex Hort.Bot.Berlin) see N. mirabilis | ||||||
| Nepenthes kampotiana (Lecomte) see N. anamensis and N. smilesii | ||||||
| Nepenthes khasiana (Hook.f.) | Assam, India | 1000m |
IH |
v. easy, vigorous, large,
difficult from cuttings |
w |
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| Nepenthes klossii (Ridl.) | SW New Guinea | 930-1170m |
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| Nepenthes lamii (Jebb & Cheek) | Moluccas (N.Guin.), Indonesia | 1460-3520m |
exH |
mod., slow |
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| Nepenthes lavicola (Wistuba & Rischer) | Sumatra | 2000-2600m |
H |
easy, slow |
w |
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| Nepenthes longifolia (Nerz & Wistuba) | Sumatra | 300-1100m |
LI |
easy-mod. |
w |
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| Nepenthes lowii (Hook.f.) + N. Lowii "Kinabalu", v. nice | Borneo | 1600-2600m |
H |
easy, slow, 40', toilet
bowl upper pitchers |
w+ |
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| Nepenthes macfarlanei (Hemsl.) | Malaysia | 1000-2150m |
H |
easy-mod. |
w |
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| Nepenthes macrophylla ((Marabini) Jebb & Cheek) | Mt Trus Madi, Borneo | 2000-2600m |
H |
easy, slow, large 2' leaves |
w+ |
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| Nepenthes macrovulgaris (Turnbull & Middleton) | Borneo | 500-800m(1200) | L |
easy-difficult |
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| Nepenthes madagascariensis (Poir.) | E. Madagascar | low altitude |
L |
35/18C |
easy-mod., funnel upper
pitchers best |
w |
| Nepenthes mapuluensis (Adam & Wilcock) N. northiana? | Borneo | |||||
| Nepenthes masoalensis (Schmid-Hollinger) | E. Madagascar | 30-400m |
L+ |
easy as lowland |
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| Nepenthes maxima (Reinw. ex Nees) | Celebes; Papua; Muluccas, New Guinea | 600-2500m |
(L)IH |
easy, tolerant of cold snaps |
w |
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| var. superba ((Hort.Veitch ex Marshall) Veitch) the ICPS database lumps these as simply N. maxima. | ||||||
| Nepenthes merrilliana (Macf.) | Philippines; Celebes | 20-1700m |
L+ |
v. large, vigorous as lowlander, diff indoors | ||
| Nepenthes mikei (Salmon & Maulder) | Sumatra | 1100-2400m |
H |
easy, good |
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| Nepenthes mindanaoensis (Kurata) | Philippines | LI |
easy-mod. |
w |
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| Nepenthes mira (Jebb & Cheek) | Philippines | 1800m |
H |
easy, mod. |
w |
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| Nepenthes mirabilis ((Lour.) Druce) | Southeast Asia, Australia, New Guinea | 0-1500m |
L |
easy-diff., small
grower, alkaline swamps |
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| or Andamanes; South China; Thailand; Annam; South Indochina; Borneo; Philippines; Sumatra; Celebes; Muluccas; Papua; Micronesia; Queensland | ||||||
| var. echinostoma ((Hook.f.) Hort.Slack ex Adam & Wilcock) | ||||||
| var. rowanae (F.M.Bail.) see N. rowanea | ||||||
| Nepenthes mollis (Danser) | Borneo | 1800m |
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| Nepenthes muluensis (Hotta) | Mt Mulu, Borneo | 1900-2400m |
H |
small, easy, mod. |
w |
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| Nepenthes murudensis |
2200-2500m |
exH |
easy-mod., slow |
w |
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| Nepenthes neoguineensis (Macf.) | New Guinea | 900-1400m |
LI |
easy-mod. |
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| Nepenthes northiana (Hook.f.), limestone cliffs in Sarawak | Borneo | 0-500m |
L+ |
easy as
lowlander,shade, alkaline medium |
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| Nepenthes ovata (Nerz & Wistuba) | Sumatra | 1700-2100m |
H |
easy, slow |
w |
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| Nepenthes paniculata (Danser) | NW New Guinea | 1460m |
H |
mossy forest |
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| Nepenthes papuana (Danser) | New Guinea | 250-920m |
L? |
virgin forest |
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| Nepenthes pectinata (Danser) | Sumatra | 950-2750m |
H |
easy, mod. |
w |
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| Nepenthes pervillei (Bl.) | Seychelles | 350-500m |
L+ |
quick as terrarium L |
* |
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| Nepenthes petiolata (Danser) | Philippines | 1500m |
H |
easy, mod. |
w |
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| Nepenthes philippinensis (Macf.) | Philippines | L-I |
L |
easy-mod. |
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| Nepenthes pilosa (Danser) | Borneo | 1000-1800m |
H |
green, easy, slow |
w |
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| Nepenthes platychila (C.C.Lee) | Sarawak, Borneo | 900-1400m |
H |
hardy, mod. |
w+ |
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| Nepenthes pyriformis (Kurata) [inermis*talangensis]? | Sumatra | |||||
| Nepenthes rafflesiana (Jack) | Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra | 0-1200m |
L+ |
large, easy as L |
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| var. alata (Adam & Wilcock) also called N. “Mizuho Kondo” | ||||||
| var. elongata (Hort.) | w |
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| var. nivea (Hook.f.) | ||||||
| Nepenthes rajah (Hook.f.) | Mt Kinabalu, Borneo | 1500-2600m |
H |
easy-mod., v slow,
ground scrambler, huge pitchers |
w |
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| Nepenthes ramispina (Ridl.) gracillima? | Malaysia | 900-2000m |
H |
easy, mod. |
w |
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| Nepenthes reinwardtiana (Miq.) | Sumatra, Malaysia, Borneo | 0-2100m |
LIH |
easy, quick, tall scrambler |
w |
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| var. samarindaensis (Adam & Wilcock) | ||||||
| Nepenthes rhombicaulis (Kurata) | Sumatra | 1700-1900m |
H |
easy, quick |
w |
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| Nepenthes rigidifolia (Akhriadi, Hernawati & Tamin) spec nov Reinwardtia 12(2): 141 (-144; fig. 1). 2004 A new previously undescribed species sometimes called Nepenthes sp. “6”, then later N. alpicola, and then N. aptera at Malesiana Tropicals (like a large fat N. x 'Velvet') | N Sumatra (Malesia, Asia-Tropical) | 1600m |
H |
easy, mod. |
w |
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| Nepenthes rowanae (F.M.Bail.) [previously N. mirabilis var. rowanae] | Somerset, Qld., AU | Cape York, Au, near sea level |
L? |
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| Nepenthes sanguinea (Lindl.) | Andamanes; Malaysia | 900-1800m |
H |
v. easy, vigorous fast grower |
* |
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| Nepenthes saranganiensis (Kurata) | Mindanao, (Philippines) | |||||
| Nepenthes sibuyanensis (Nerz) | Sibuyan Island (Philippines) | 1500-1800m |
H |
mod., slow grower |
w |
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| Nepenthes singalana (Becc.) | Sumatra | 2000-2900m |
H-exH |
easy, slow |
w |
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| Nepenthes smilesii see N. mirabilis var. smilesii | ||||||
| Nepenthes spathulata (Danser) | Sumatra | 1500-2100m |
H |
L/M, easy, mod. |
w |
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| Nepenthes spectabilis (Danser) | Sumatra | 1450-2000m |
H |
large, easy, quick |
w+ |
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| Nepenthes stenophylla (Mast.) | Borneo, Malaysia | 1000-2600m |
H |
large, easy, mod. |
w |
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| Nepenthes sumatrana ((Miq.) G.Beck) | Sumatra | 0-1000m |
L- |
easy houseplant or terrarium,
v. large |
w |
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| Nepenthes talangensis (Nerz & Wistuba) | Sumatra | 1800-2500m |
H |
mod., v. slow |
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| Nepenthes tentaculata (Hook.f.) | Borneo, Celebes | 700-2550m |
H |
small scrambling vine |
w |
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| Nepenthes tenuis (Nerz & Wistuba) | Borneo, Celebes | easy-mod., mod. |
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| Nepenthes thorelii (Lecomte) | Cambodia / Thailand;Annam; South Indochina | 0-900m |
LI |
easy-mod., mod. |
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| Nepenthes tobaica (Danser) Some plants produced by the large European nursery, DeRoose, are hybrids, but are named after the mother plant used to produce the seed that went into tc. | Sumatra | 950-2750m |
H |
small scrambler, easy starter
plant |
* |
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| Nepenthes tomoriana (Danser) | Celebes | 0-400m |
LI |
easy-mod. |
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| Nepenthes treubiana (Warb.) | New Guinea, Sumatra | on coast |
L? |
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| Nepenthes truncata
(Macf.) (lowland variety) |
Philippines | 230-650m |
L- |
large truncated leaves,
houseplant |
* |
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| Nepenthes truncata
(nice var. "Highland red", BE) |
Mindanao, Phil. |
1700m |
H |
easy, slow |
w |
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| Nepenthes veitchii (Hook.f.) (L + H versions) | Borneo | 55-1200m |
LorH |
large, easy-mod., slow, more
shade |
w |
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| Nepenthes ventricosa (Blanco) | Philippines | 1200-1500m |
H |
easy, quick, low grower |
* |
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| Nepenthes vieillardii (Hook.f.) | New Caledonia | 30-800m |
LI |
mod., mod.-slow |
w |
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| Nepenthes villosa
(Hook.f.) large ground scrambler at higher elevations on Mt Kinabalu |
Borneo | 2400-3200m |
exH |
50F day |
furry pitchers, easy-mod., v.
slow |
w |
| Nepenthes vogelii | Borneo | 1000-1400m |
H |
w |
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| Nepenthes xiphioides (Salmon & Maulder) see N. gymnamphora. Some believe N. xiphioides (Salmon et Maulder) should be a separate species | N. Sumatra |
600-2800m |
H |
w |
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| Nepenthes species #1,
Borneo Exotics |
W Sumatra, Indonesia |
H |
easy, mod. |
w |
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| Nepenthes species #2,
Borneo Exotics |
Sumatra |
IH |
easy-mod., high light and humidity |
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| Nepenthes species
"Kemiri", Wistuba |
Mt Kemiri in Sumatra |
1700-3000m |
H |
easy, slow |
w |
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| Nepenthes species 1
(Philipines), Borneo Exotics |
Philipines |
1600-1800m |
H? |
w+ |
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| Nepenthes species 2
(Philipines), Borneo Exotics |
Philipines |
100-1000m |
L? |
lowland scrub and exposed ridges |
w |
updated 30 January 2006, some info. from http://www.humboldt.edu/~rrz7001/Nepenthes.html
see also Nepenthes
Hybrids and Cultivars