Nepenthes petiolata

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Nepenthes petiolata
Lower pitcher of Nepenthes petiolata. Mount Hilong Hilong, Mindanao, Philippines.
Lower pitcher of Nepenthes petiolata. Mount Hilong Hilong, Mindanao, Philippines.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. petiolata
Binomial name
Nepenthes petiolata
Danser (1928)
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes petiolata
    auct. non Danser: Sh.Kurata & Toyoshima (1966)
    [=N. mindanaoensis]

Nepenthes petiolata (pronounced /nəˈpɛnθiːz ˈpiːtiːəʊˌlaːtə/, from Latin: petiolatus = petiolate; referring to leaf attachment) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species endemic to Mindanao island in the Philippines.

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