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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.
Scanning electron micrograph inner surface of pitcher plant Pitcher plants growing in a bog in Pennsylvania. 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 ...
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.
Nepenthes hamata / n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z h ə ˈ m ɑː t ə / is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sulawesi, where it grows at elevations of 1400–2500 m above sea level. [4]The specific epithet hamata is derived from the Latin word hamatus, meaning "hooked".
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]
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 alata (/ n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z ə ˈ l ɑː t ə /; from Latin alatus "winged") is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines. [7] [17] Like all pitcher plants, it is carnivorous and uses its nectar to attract insects that drown in the pitcher and are digested by the plant.
Nepenthes bicalcarata (/ n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z b aɪ ˌ k æ l k ə ˈ r ɑː t ə,-b ɪ ˌ k æ l k ə ˈ r eɪ t ə /; from Latin for "two-spurred"), also known as the fanged pitcher-plant, [4] is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to northwestern Borneo, Indonesia. It is a myrmecophyte noted for its mutualistic association with a species of ...