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It remains the only major monograph devoted to the tropical pitcher plants of the island.

These elegant dangling glass vases were inspired by the carnivorous tropical pitcher plant.

Nepenthes burkei is a lowland tropical pitcher plant native to the Philippines.

Macfarlane revised the tropical pitcher plant family in his 1908 monograph, "Nepenthaceae".

Mount Pangulubao is notable for the relatively large number of tropical pitcher plant species that inhabit its forests.

Nepenthes thai is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to peninsular Thailand.

As such, P. mirabilis is the basionym of this most cosmopolitan of tropical pitcher plant species.

The mountain supports one of only three known wild populations of the tropical pitcher plant Nepenthes aristolochioides.

Nepenthes holdenii is a tropical pitcher plant from western Cambodia, where it grows at elevations of 600-800 m above sea level.

The tropical pitcher plant species Nepenthes murudensis is named after the mountain and is thought to be endemic to its summit area.

One example of such a phenomenon is the pitfall trap of Nepenthes ampullaria, a tropical pitcher plant.

Tropical pitcher plants (Nepenthes) have been a major focus of his for over 12 years, and he has published a number of papers on their taxonomy.

But there is one species of tropical pitcher plant, Nepenthes albomarginata, that is far choosier, eating only termites.

Nepenthes robcantleyi is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippine island of Mindanao.

Bandura subsequently became the most commonly used name for the tropical pitcher plants, until Linnaeus coined Nepenthes in 1737.

Nepenthes leonardoi is a tropical pitcher plant known from a single locality in central Palawan, the Philippines.

Nepenthes (tropical pitcher plants or monkey-cups, including Anurosperma)

This species employs an 'aquaplaning' trapping mechanism similar to that of many tropical pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes.

Nepenthes kampotiana is a tropical pitcher plant native to southern Cambodia, eastern Thailand, and western Vietnam.

Another tropical pitcher plant, Nepenthes lowii, is known to catch very few prey items compared to other Nepenthes.

With only an estimated 15 plants remaining in the wild as of 1995, Nepenthes clipeata is the most endangered of all known tropical pitcher plants.

Korthals wrote the first monograph on the tropical pitcher plants, "Over het geslacht Nepenthes", published in 1839.

The second major group of pitcher plants are the monkey cups or tropical pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes.

In tropical pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes, the spur is a small appendage at the base of the pitcher lid.

Grimm called it Planta mirabilis destillatoria or the "miraculous distilling plant", and was the first to clearly illustrate a tropical pitcher plant.

The name "monkey cups" refers to the fact that monkeys have been observed drinking rainwater from these plants.

It is interesting to note that one common name for Nepenthes plants is 'Monkey Cups'.

Noteworthy among the other wonders here is the "Monkey Cup," an enamel vessel from 15th-century Burgundy.

The second major group of pitcher plants are the monkey cups or tropical pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes.

The Nepenthes, often known as Tropical Pitcher Plants or Monkey Cups, are a genus of carnivorous plants in the family of the Nepenthaceae consisting of about 120 species (this number is fast increasing, with one to two new species being described each year).

At least 8 species of Nepenthes are native to the mountain range.

Unlike most major works on Nepenthes, it included no illustrations.

The earliest known record of Nepenthes dates back to the 17th century.

Around 138 species of Nepenthes are currently recognised as valid.

It is one of the few Nepenthes species that are common in the understory.

It is generally regarded as the first monograph on Nepenthes.

Its distribution is the most easterly of any Nepenthes species.

Most animals that coexist with Nepenthes fall into this category.

In addition, like all Nepenthes, this plant needs a fairly humid environment to grow well.

This species has a small (2-5 cm) pitcher similar in form to those of Nepenthes.

There are many species of orchids and Nepenthes pitcher plants.

Cantley has contributed to a number of papers on Nepenthes.

These are quite different from those of any other Nepenthes and are easily recognisable.

Others, often associated with but not dependent on Nepenthes species, are called nepenthophiles.

The tree shrew also has a similar relationship with at least two other giant species of Nepenthes.

In recent years there has been renewed interest in Nepenthes worldwide.

Many species of Nepenthes produce two different forms of pitchers.

Unlike the Nepenthes, it has tall, thin cones for pitchers.

All Nepenthes are dioecious, meaning that each individual plant has only male or female characteristics.

The expedition was initiated after missionaries reported seeing giant Nepenthes on the mountain in 2000.

The waxy zone typical of many Nepenthes species is absent.

Natural hybrids with all three sympatric Nepenthes species have been recorded.

As in most Nepenthes species, the seeds are filiform.

The inflorescence, at up to 2.5 m long, is the tallest among known Nepenthes species.

Some of the latter, such as the Nepenthes peltata, are endemic to the area.