Nepenthes

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Nepenthes
Nepenthes peltata.jpg
A rosette plant of N. peltata growing on Mount Hamiguitan, Mindanao, Philippines
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Dumort.[1]
Genus: Nepenthes
L.
Species

See below or separate list.

Diversity[2]
150+ species
Synonyms

The pitcher plants (Nepenthes) are carnivorous plants. In Malaysian Borneo they are stuffed with coconut rice and eaten.[3]

References

  1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  2. Cheek, M.; Jebb, M. (2013). "The Nepenthes micramphora (Nepenthaceae) group, with two new species from Mindanao, Philippines". Phytotaxa. 151 (1): 25–34. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.151.1.2.
  3. "Where people eat carnivorous plants".