tropical pitcher-plants
Nepenthes
Nepenthes (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz/) is a genus of carnivorous plants, also known as tropical pitcher plants, or monkey cups, in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae. The genus comprises about 170 species, and numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids. They are mostly liana-forming plants of the Old World tropics, ranging from South China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines; westward to Madagascar (two species) and the Seychelles (one); southward to Australia (three) and New Caledonia (one); and northward to India (one)...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Swamp Pitcher-Plant
speciesNepenthes mirabilis
Slender Pitcher-Plant
speciesNepenthes gracilis
flask-shaped pitcher plant
speciesNepenthes ampullaria
Raffles' pitcher-plant
speciesNepenthes rafflesiana
fringed pitcher-plant
speciesNepenthes tentaculata
great pitcher-plant
speciesNepenthes maxima
Nepenthes albomarginata
speciesNepenthes albomarginata
Nepenthes sanguinea
speciesNepenthes sanguinea
Sri Lankan pitcher plant
speciesNepenthes distillatoria
New Caledonia Pitcher Plant
speciesNepenthes vieillardii
Nepenthes graciliflora × ventricosa
hybridNepenthes graciliflora × ventricosa
Reinwardt's pitcher-plant
speciesNepenthes reinwardtiana
Nepenthes villosa
speciesNepenthes villosa
Nepenthes madagascariensis
speciesNepenthes madagascariensis
Nepenthes zakriana
speciesNepenthes zakriana
Fanged pitcher plant
speciesNepenthes bicalcarata
Veitch's pitcher-plant
speciesNepenthes veitchii
Nepenthes gymnamphora
speciesNepenthes gymnamphora
Nepenthes stenophylla
speciesNepenthes stenophylla
Nepenthes alata
speciesNepenthes alata
Seychelles Pitcher-plant
speciesNepenthes pervillei
Nepenthes sericea
speciesNepenthes sericea
Nepenthes chaniana
speciesNepenthes chaniana
Indian pitcher plant
speciesNepenthes khasiana
Nepenthes smilesii
speciesNepenthes smilesii
Nepenthes hirsuta
speciesNepenthes hirsuta
Low's pitcher plant
speciesNepenthes lowii
Nepenthes burbidgeae
speciesNepenthes burbidgeae
Nepenthes truncata
speciesNepenthes truncata
Nepenthes tobaica
speciesNepenthes tobaica
Nepenthes rajah
speciesNepenthes rajah
Nepenthes philippinensis
speciesNepenthes philippinensis
Nepenthes neoguineensis
speciesNepenthes neoguineensis
Nepenthes ventricosa
speciesNepenthes ventricosa
Nepenthes macrophylla
speciesNepenthes macrophylla
Nepenthes nigra
speciesNepenthes nigra
Nepenthes × hookeriana
hybridNepenthes × hookeriana
Nepenthes macrovulgaris
speciesNepenthes macrovulgaris
splendid pitcher-plant
speciesNepenthes edwardsiana
Nepenthes bokorensis
speciesNepenthes bokorensis
Nepenthes graciliflora
speciesNepenthes graciliflora
Nepenthes muluensis
speciesNepenthes muluensis
Nepenthes murudensis
speciesNepenthes murudensis
velvet pitcher plant
speciesNepenthes mollis
Nepenthes misoolensis
speciesNepenthes misoolensis
Nepenthes faizaliana
speciesNepenthes faizaliana
Nepenthes ulukaliana
speciesNepenthes ulukaliana
Nepenthes abalata
speciesNepenthes abalata
Nepenthes ramispina
speciesNepenthes ramispina
Nepenthes northiana
speciesNepenthes northiana
Nepenthes glabrata
speciesNepenthes glabrata
Nepenthes pectinata
speciesNepenthes pectinata
Nepenthes batik
speciesNepenthes batik
Nepenthes spectabilis
speciesNepenthes spectabilis
Nepenthes merrilliana
speciesNepenthes merrilliana
Nepenthes kampotiana
speciesNepenthes kampotiana
Nepenthes rosea
speciesNepenthes rosea
Kinabalu Pitcher-Plant
hybridNepenthes × kinabaluensis
Nepenthes sumatrana
speciesNepenthes sumatrana
Nepenthes peltata
speciesNepenthes peltata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52646.