tropical pitcherplant
Nepenthes mirabilis (Lour.) Druce
Nepenthes mirabilis is a carnivorous plant species in the family Nepenthaceae, commonly known as the tropical pitcherplant. It is widely distributed across tropical regions, including Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Description
Nepenthes mirabilis is a species of the genus Nepenthes in the botanical family Nepenthaceae. It is also known by the common names common swamp pitcher-plant and tropical pitcher plant. This species is found in various regions across Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam. The species was first described in 1916 by Druce, based on the original work by Lour.
Other common names
tropical pitcherplant
Distribution
Global · Borneo · Cambodia · Caroline Is. · China Southeast · Hainan · Jawa · Laos · Lesser Sunda Is. · Malaya · Maluku · Myanmar · New Guinea · Philippines · Queensland · Sulawesi · Sumatera · Thailand · Vietnam
Synonyms
Nepenthes fimbriata var. leptostachyaNepenthes phyllamphora var. macranthaNepenthes phyllamphora var. pediculataNepenthes phyllamphora var. platyphyllaNepenthes macrostachyaNepenthes mooreiNepenthes moluccensisNepenthes pascoensisNepenthes obrienianaNepenthes garrawayaeNepenthes fimbriataNepenthes cholmondeleyiNepenthes tubulosaNepenthes kennedyanaNepenthes jardineiNepenthes alicaeNepenthes albolineataNepenthes armbrustaeNepenthes bernaysiiNepenthes phyllamphoraPhyllamphora mirabilis
