Division: Magnoliophyta

Family: Nepenthaceae

Specific Epithet: Nepenthes mirabilis

Common Name: Pitcher Plant

Ethnobotanical/Economic Uses: These tropical climbers produce pitchers containing a pepsin liquid that drowns insects and digests them. The pitchers also have a lid that keeps the rain out.

Cultural Requirements:

Origin: Papua and Queensland

Number of Specimens: 4

Other Names:

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