Nepenthes rafflesiana

Nepenthes rafflesiana
Nepenthes rafflesiana from Borneo.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. rafflesiana
Binomial name
Nepenthes rafflesiana
Jack (1835)
Synonyms[2]
  • Nepenthes hookeriana
    Low (1848) nom.nud.
  • Nepenthes kookeriana
    Low ex Becc. (1886) sphalm.typogr.
  • Nepenthes nigropurpurea
    (Mast.) Mast. (1882)
  • Nepenthes raflesea
    Rafarin (1869) sphalm.typogr.
  • Nepenthes sanderi
    Hort. (1908) sphalm.typogr.
  • Nepenthes sanderiana
    Burb. (1904)

Nepenthes rafflesiana (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ræˌfliːziˈɑːnə/; after Stamford Raffles), or Raffles' pitcher-plant,[3] is a species of tropical pitcher plant. It has a very wide distribution covering Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore. Nepenthes rafflesiana is extremely variable, with numerous forms and varieties described. In Borneo alone, there are at least three distinct varieties. The giant form of this species produces enormous pitchers rivalling those of N. rajah in size.

  1. ^ Clarke, C.M. (2018). "Nepenthes rafflesiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T39689A143963510. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T39689A143963510.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Schlauer, J. N.d. Nepenthes rafflesiana Archived 2020-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. Carnivorous Plant Database.
  3. ^ Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. Pitcher-Plants of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.