List of Nepenthes species by distribution

Global distribution of Nepenthes

This list of Nepenthes species is a comprehensive listing of all known species of the carnivorous plant genus Nepenthes arranged according to their distribution. It is based on the 2009 monograph, Pitcher Plants of the Old World,[1] and, unless otherwise stated, all information is taken from this source.

Several species with an expansive geographical range are mentioned more than once. Species that are not endemic to a given region are marked with an asterisk.

Philippines

Nepenthes mantalingajanensis

Nepenthes species recorded from the Philippines.

  1. N. abalata[2]
  2. N. abgracilis[3]
  3. N. alata
  4. N. alzapan[4]
  5. N. argentii
  6. N. armin[5]
  7. N. attenboroughii
  8. N. bellii
  9. N. burkei
  10. ?N. campanulata[6] *
  11. N. ceciliae[7]
  12. N. cid[3]
  13. N. copelandii
  14. N. cornuta[8]
  15. N. deaniana
  16. N. extincta[9]
  17. N. gantungensis[10]
  18. N. graciliflora[11]
  19. N. hamiguitanensis[12]
  20. N. kitanglad[9]
  21. N. kurata[9]
  22. N. leonardoi[13]
  23. N. leyte[9]
  24. N. mantalingajanensis
  25. N. merrilliana
  26. N. micramphora
  27. N. mindanaoensis
  28. N. mira
  29. N. mirabilis *
  30. N. negros[11]
  31. N. palawanensis[14]
  32. N. pantaronensis[8]
  33. N. peltata
  34. N. petiolata
  35. N. philippinensis
  36. N. pulchra[7]
  37. N. ramos[15]
  38. N. robcantleyi[16]
  39. N. samar[17]
  40. N. saranganiensis
  41. N. sibuyanensis
  42. N. sumagaya[18]
  43. N. surigaoensis
  44. N. talaandig[8]
  45. N. tboli[5]
  46. N. truncata
  47. N. ultra[19]
  48. N. ventricosa
  49. N. viridis[20]
  50. N. zygon[5]
  51. N. sp. Anipahan[21]
  52. N. sp. Luzon[22]

Borneo

Nepenthes rajah
Nepenthes villosa

Nepenthes species recorded from Borneo.

  1. N. albomarginata *
  2. N. ampullaria *
  3. N. appendiculata[23]
  4. N. bicalcarata
  5. N. boschiana
  6. N. burbidgeae
  7. N. campanulata[6] *
  8. N. chaniana
  9. N. clipeata
  10. N. edwardsiana
  11. N. ephippiata
  12. N. epiphytica[24]
  13. N. faizaliana
  14. N. fusca
  15. N. glandulifera
  16. N. gracilis *
  17. N. hemsleyana[25]
  18. N. hirsuta
  19. N. hispida
  20. N. hurrelliana
  21. N. lowii
  22. N. macrophylla
  23. N. macrovulgaris
  24. N. mapuluensis
  25. N. mirabilis *
  26. N. mollis
  27. N. muluensis
  28. N. murudensis
  29. N. northiana
  30. N. pilosa
  31. N. platychila
  32. N. rafflesiana *
  33. N. rajah
  34. N. reinwardtiana *
  35. N. stenophylla
  36. N. tentaculata *
  37. N. veitchii
  38. N. villosa
  39. N. vogelii

Sumatra

Nepenthes aristolochioides
Nepenthes sumatrana

Nepenthes species recorded from Sumatra.

  1. N. adnata
  2. N. albomarginata *
  3. N. ampullaria *
  4. N. angasanensis
  5. N. aristolochioides
  6. N. beccariana
  7. N. bongso
  8. N. densiflora
  9. N. diatas
  10. N. dubia
  11. N. eustachya
  12. N. flava
  13. N. gracilis *
  14. N. gymnamphora *
  15. N. inermis
  16. N. izumiae
  17. N. jacquelineae
  18. N. jamban
  19. N. junghuhnii
  20. N. lavicola
  21. N. lingulata
  22. N. longifolia
  23. N. mikei
  24. N. mirabilis *
  25. N. naga
  26. N. ovata
  27. N. rafflesiana *
  28. N. reinwardtiana *
  29. N. rhombicaulis
  30. N. rigidifolia
  31. N. singalana
  32. N. spathulata *
  33. N. spectabilis
  34. N. sumatrana
  35. N. talangensis
  36. N. tenuis
  37. N. tobaica

Thailand

Nepenthes thai

Nepenthes species recorded from Thailand.

  1. N. ampullaria *
  2. N. andamana[26]
  3. N. chang[27]
  4. N. gracilis *
  5. N. kampotiana *
  6. N. kerrii[28]
  7. N. kongkandana
  8. N. mirabilis *
  9. N. rosea[29]
  10. N. sanguinea *
  11. N. smilesii *
  12. N. suratensis[30]
  13. N. thai[31]

New Guinea

Nepenthes neoguineensis

Nepenthes species recorded from New Guinea.

  1. N. ampullaria *
  2. N. danseri *
  3. N. insignis
  4. N. klossii
  5. N. lamii
  6. N. maxima *
  7. N. mirabilis *
  8. N. monticola[32]
  9. N. neoguineensis
  10. N. paniculata
  11. N. papuana
  12. N. treubiana *

Sulawesi

Nepenthes pitopangii

Nepenthes species recorded from Sulawesi

  1. N. eymae
  2. N. glabrata
  3. N. gracilis *
  4. N. hamata
  5. N. maxima *
  6. N. mirabilis *
  7. N. nigra[33]
  8. N. pitopangii
  9. N. tentaculata *
  10. N. tomoriana
  11. N. undulatifolia[34]

Peninsular Malaysia

Nepenthes benstonei

Nepenthes species recorded from Peninsular Malaysia.

  1. N. alba
  2. N. albomarginata *
  3. N. ampullaria *
  4. N. benstonei
  5. N. gracilis *
  6. N. gracillima
  7. N. macfarlanei
  8. N. mirabilis *
  9. N. rafflesiana *
  10. N. ramispina
  11. N. sanguinea *

Cambodia

Nepenthes species recorded from Cambodia.

  1. N. bokorensis
  2. N. holdenii[35]
  3. N. kampotiana *
  4. N. mirabilis *
  5. N. smilesii[36] *

Vietnam

Nepenthes species recorded from Vietnam.

  1. N. kampotiana *
  2. N. mirabilis *
  3. N. smilesii[37] *
  4. N. thorelii

Maluku Islands

Nepenthes species recorded from the Maluku Islands.

  1. N. ampullaria *
  2. N. danseri *
  3. N. maxima *
  4. N. mirabilis *

Raja Ampat Islands

Nepenthes species recorded from the Raja Ampat Islands.

  1. N. danseri *
  2. ?N. neoguineensis *
  3. ?N. treubiana *
  4. N. sp. Misool

Australia

Nepenthes species recorded from Australia.

  1. N. mirabilis *
  2. N. rowanae
  3. N. tenax

Java

Nepenthes species recorded from Java.

  1. N. gymnamphora *
  2. N. mirabilis *
  3. N. spathulata *

Singapore

Nepenthes species recorded from Singapore.

  1. N. ampullaria *
  2. N. gracilis *
  3. N. rafflesiana *

Madagascar

Nepenthes species recorded from Madagascar.

  1. N. madagascariensis
  2. N. masoalensis

Laos

Nepenthes species recorded from Laos.

  1. N. mirabilis *
  2. N. smilesii *

India

Nepenthes species recorded from India.

  1. N. khasiana

New Caledonia

Nepenthes species recorded from New Caledonia.

  1. N. vieillardii

Seychelles

Nepenthes species recorded from the Seychelles.

  1. N. pervillei

Sri Lanka

Nepenthes species recorded from Sri Lanka.

  1. N. distillatoria

Caroline Islands

Nepenthes species recorded from the Caroline Islands

  1. N. mirabilis *

China

Nepenthes species recorded from China (including Hong Kong and Macau).

  1. N. mirabilis *

Myanmar

Nepenthes species recorded from Myanmar.

  1. N. mirabilis *

See also

References

  1. ↑ McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  2. ↑ Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2013. Identification and typification of Nepenthes blancoi, with N. abalata sp. nov. from the western Visayas, Philippines. Nordic Journal of Botany, published online on January 25, 2013. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2012.00012.x
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