Nepenthes rajah

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Nepenthes rajah is a giant carnivorous pitcher plant from Borneo, renowned for having some of the largest known pitfall traps in the plant kingdom.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf carnivorous plant
pitcher plant
species of flowering plant
altitudeRange 1500–2650 m
conservationStatus Endangered
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
surface form: IUCN Red List
describedBy Joseph Dalton Hooker
diet fallen leaves and detritus
insects
other arthropods
small vertebrates
endemicTo Borneo
family Nepenthaceae
feedingStrategy pitfall trap
flowerType unisexual flowers
foundInCountry Malaysia
foundInRegion Sabah
genus Nepenthes
growsOn serpentine substrates
growthForm climbing plant
terrestrial plant
habitat montane heath forest
ultramafic soils
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement alternate on climbing stems
rosette in young plants
leafType evergreen
listedIn CITES Appendix I
mutualismWith tree shrews
nativeTo Borneo
Mount Kinabalu
Mount Tambuyukon
notableFor having some of the largest pitcher traps among plants
nutrientAcquisition absorption from pitcher fluid
carnivory
order Caryophyllales
photosynthesisType C3
pitcherCapacity up to several liters of fluid
pollination insects
protectedIn Kinabalu Park
reproduction sexual reproduction via flowers
sexType dioecious
soilPreference nutrient-poor soils
taxonRank species
threat habitat loss
overcollection
trapType passive pitfall trap
yearDescribed 1859

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Caryophyllales exampleSpecies Nepenthes rajah
Mount Kinabalu hasFlora Nepenthes rajah