Nepenthes rafflesiana

Nepenthes rafflesiana (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ræˌfliːziˈɑːnə/; after Stamford Raffles), or Raffles' pitcher-plant, is a species of tropical pitcher plant. It has a very wide distribution covering Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore. Nepenthes rafflesiana is extremely variable, with numerous forms and varieties described. In Borneo alone, there are at least three distinct varieties. The giant form of this species produces enormous pitchers rivalling those of N. rajah in size.

Nepenthes rafflesiana
Nepenthes rafflesiana from Borneo.
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nepenthaceae
Genus:	Nepenthes
Species:	N. rafflesiana
Binomial name
Nepenthes rafflesiana Jack (1835)
Synonyms
Synonyms Nepenthes hookeriana Low (1848) nom.nud. Nepenthes kookeriana Low ex Becc. (1886) sphalm.typogr. Nepenthes nigropurpurea (Mast.) Mast. (1882) Nepenthes raflesea Rafarin (1869) sphalm.typogr. Nepenthes sanderi Hort. (1908) sphalm.typogr. Nepenthes sanderiana Burb. (1904) Heterochresonyms Nepenthes rafflesiana auct. non Jack: Low (1848) [=N. × hookeriana] Nepenthes rafflesiana auct. non Jack: Hook.f. (1873) [=N. rafflesiana/N. × hookeriana] Nepenthes rafflesiana auct. non Jack: Haberl. (1893) [=N. gymnamphora]