Division: Magnoliophyta

Family: Nepenthaceae

Specific Epithet: Nepenthes x coccinea

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. This species is an old hybrid from 1882.

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Origin: Indonesia

Number of Specimens: 1

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