Nepenthes

Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection

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Distribution
Nepenthes (rights holder: )

Tropical Pitcher Plants

Nepenthes is a genus of tropical pitcher plants, ranging from Southeast Asia, its center of diversity, westward into the Seychelles and eastern Madagascar and south to Australia. Nepenthes is the most diverse group of carnivorous plants to have evolved sophisticated pitcher traps and the only genus in the family Nepenthaceae. As in other carnivorous plants, the adaptive value of carnivory is thoug... © Jason Chen (licence)

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Definition
Parent Taxon
Nepenthaceae
Species
Taxonomic Completion
14.29%
1 of 7 accepted Species
Global Pollen Project UUID
87730914-4d18-4ae7-a2e2-218e52f3f9b8
Botanical Reference
None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources

This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.

The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility