Division: Magnoliophyta

Family: Nepenthaceae

Specific Epithet: Nepenthes gracilis

Common Name: Pitcher Plant

Ethnobotanical/Economic Uses: These tropical climbers produce pitchers containing a pepsin liquid that drowns insects and digests them.

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Origin: Indonesia

Number of Specimens: 1

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