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Nepenthes (/ n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z / nih-PEN-theez) is a genus of carnivorous plants, also known as tropical pitcher plants, or monkey cups, in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae. The genus includes about 170 species , [ 4 ] and numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids.
Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants known as pitfall traps—a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid. The traps of pitcher plant are considered to be "true" pitcher plants and are formed by specialized leaves.
The name instead derives from the Greek helos, meaning "marsh", so a more accurate translation of their scientific name would be marsh pitcher plants. [2] Species in the genus Heliamphora are carnivorous plants that consist of a modified leaf form that is fused into a tubular shape. They have evolved mechanisms to attract, trap, and kill ...
Nepenthes spathulata / n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z ˌ s p æ θj ʊ ˈ l ɑː t ə / is a tropical pitcher plant native to Java and Sumatra, where it grows at elevations of between 1100 and 2900 m above sea level.
Nepenthes aristolochioides / n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z ær ɪ ˌ s t ɒ l oʊ k i ˈ ɔɪ d iː z / is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra, where it grows at elevations of 1800–2500 m above sea level. It has an extremely unusual pitcher morphology, having an almost vertical opening to its traps. [3] It is critically endangered by ...
Nepenthes pudica is a tropical pitcher plant known from a handful of localities in the Mentarang Hulu district of North Kalimantan, Borneo, where it occurs at 1100–1300 m above sea level. [1] It is notable for producing achlorophyllous subterranean stems bearing functional underground pitchers; very few pitchers are produced above ground. [1]
Nepenthes macrovulgaris (/ n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z ˌ m æ k r oʊ v ʌ l ˈ ɡ ɛər ɪ s /; from Greek macro-"large" and Latin vulgaris "common, usual"), or the serpentine pitcher-plant, [4] is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo. It is a lowland plant that typically grows at altitudes ranging from 300 to 1200 m in sub-montane forest ...
Nepenthes copelandii (/ n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z k oʊ p ˈ l æ n d i aɪ /; after Edwin Copeland) is a species of pitcher plant native to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.Originally known from Mount Apo near Davao City and Mount Pasian near Bislig, it has since been discovered on a number of peaks throughout Mindanao. [7]