List of Nepenthes species by distribution explained

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 species recorded from the Philippines.

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

Borneo

Nepenthes species recorded from Borneo.

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

Sumatra

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. harauensis
16. N. inermis
17. N. izumiae
18. N. jacquelineae
19. N. jamban
20. N. junghuhnii
21. N. lavicola
22. N. lingulata
23. N. longifolia
24. N. longiptera
25. N. mikei
26. N. mirabilis *
27. N. naga
28. N. ovata
29. N. putaiguneung
30. N. rafflesiana *
31. N. reinwardtiana *
32. N. rhombicaulis
33. N. rigidifolia
34. N. samudera
35. N. singalana
36. N. spathulata *
37. N. spectabilis
38. N. sumatrana
39. N. talangensis
40. N. taminii
41. N. tenuis
42. N. tobaica

Peninsular Malaysia

Nepenthes species recorded from Peninsular Malaysia.

1. N. alba
2. N. albomarginata *
3. N. ampullaria *
4. N. benstonei
5. N. berbulu
6. N. domei
7. N. gracilis *
8. N. gracillima
9. N. kerrii
10. N. latiffiana
11. N. limiana
12. N. macfarlanei
13. N. malayensis
14. N. mirabilis *
15. N. rafflesiana *
16. N. ramispina
17. N. sanguinea *
18. N. sericea
19. N. ulukaliana
20. N. sp. Titiwangsa (pesonawangsa223)^[30]

Sulawesi

Nepenthes species recorded from Sulawesi

1. N. diabolica^[31]
2. N. eymae
3. N. glabrata
4. N. gracilis *
5. N. hamata
6. N. maryae^[32]
7. N. maxima *
8. N. minima^[33]
9. N. mirabilis *
10. N. nigra^[34]
11. N. pitopangii
12. N. tentaculata *
13. N. tomoriana
14. N. undulatifolia^[35]

Thailand

Nepenthes species recorded from Thailand.

1. N. ampullaria *
2. N. andamana^[36]
3. N.  bracteosa
4. N. chang^[37]
5. N. gracilis *
6. N.  hirtella
7. N. kampotiana *
8. N. kerrii^[38]
9. N. kongkandana
10. N. krabiensis^[39]
11. N. mirabilis *
12. N. orbiculata
13. N. rosea^[40]
14. N. sanguinea *
15. N. smilesii *
16. N. suratensis^[41]
17. N. thai^[42]

New Guinea

Nepenthes species recorded from New Guinea.

1. N. ampullaria *
2. N. calcicola*
3. N. insignis
4. N. klossii
5. N. lamii
6. N. maxima *
7. N. mirabilis *
8. N. monticola^[43]
9. N. neoguineensis *
10. N. paniculata
11. N. papuana
12. N. treubiana *

Cambodia

Nepenthes species recorded from Cambodia.

1. N. bokorensis
2. N. gracilis^[44] *
3. N. holdenii^[45]
4. N. kampotiana *
5. N. mirabilis *
6. N. smilesii^[46] *

Maluku Islands

Nepenthes species recorded from the Maluku Islands.

1. N. ampullaria *
2. N. halmahera^[47]
3. N. maxima *
4. N. mirabilis *
5. N. weda

Australia

Nepenthes species recorded from Australia.

1. N. mirabilis *
2. N. parvula^[48]
3. N. rowaniae
4. N. tenax

Vietnam

Nepenthes species recorded from Vietnam.

1. N. kampotiana^[49] *
2. N. mirabilis *
3. N. smilesii^[50] *
4. N. thorelii

Raja Ampat Islands

Nepenthes species recorded from the Raja Ampat Islands.

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

D'Entrecasteaux Islands

Nepenthes species recorded from the D'Entrecasteaux Islands.

1. N. maxima *
2. N. mirabilis *
3. N. neoguineensis *

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

Schouten Islands

Nepenthes species recorded from Schouten Islands.

1. N. biak^[51]

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 *

Louisiade Archipelago

Nepenthes species recorded from the Louisiade Archipelago.

1. N. mirabilis *

Myanmar

Nepenthes species recorded from Myanmar.

1. N. mirabilis *

See also

• List of Nepenthes species
• List of Nepenthes natural hybrids

Notes and References

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5. Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2013. Nepenthes alzapan (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Luzon, Philippines. Phytotaxa 100(1): 57–60.
6. Cheek, M. & M. Jebb 2014. Expansion of the Nepenthes alata group (Nepenthaceae), Philippines, and descriptions of three new species. Blumea 59: 144–154.
7. Cheek, M., D.N. Tandang & P.B. Pelser 2015. Nepenthes barcelonae (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Luzon, Philippines. Phytotaxa 222(2): 145–150.
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