Nepenthes alata

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iNepenthes alata
Cultivated N. alata "Mimic".
Cultivated N. alata "Mimic".
Conservation status

Least concern (LR/lc)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. alata
Binomial name
Nepenthes alata
Blanco, 1837
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes blancoi
    Bl., 1852
  • Nepenthes cristata
    Brongn., 1824
    [=N. alata/N. madagascariensis]
  • Nepenthes graciliflora
    Elm., 1912
  • Nepenthes melamphora
    auct. non Reinw. ex Bl.: Fern.-Vill., 1880

Nepenthes alata (Latin: alatus = winged) is a species of pitcher plant native to the Philippines. It is one of the easiest and most popular Nepenthes species in cultivation.

[edit] Forms and varieties

  • N. alata f. variegata Hort. ex Mann, 1996 nom.nud.
  • N. alata var. biflora Macf., 1908
  • N. alata var. ecristata Macf., 1908

[edit] Natural hybrids

N. × mirabilata (N. alata × N. mirabilis) and N. × tsangoya ((N. alata × N. merrilliana) × N. mirabilis) were mentioned as natural hybrids in Guide to Nepenthes Hybrids (1995), however the known ranges of the parent species do not overlap in the wild.

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