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Nepenthe / n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ i / (Ancient Greek: νηπενθές, nēpenthés) is a possibly fictional medicine for sorrow – a "drug of forgetfulness" mentioned in ancient Greek literature and Greek mythology, depicted as originating in Egypt.
Nepenthes mirabilis at the Periyar Tiger Reserve, in Southern Western Ghats of India. Nepenthes species usually consist of a shallow root system and a prostrate or climbing stem, often several metres long and up to 15 m (49 ft) or more, and usually 1 cm (0.4 in) or less in diameter, although this may be thicker in a few species (e.g. N. bicalcarata).
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Nepenthes anamensis is a heterotypic synonym of N. smilesii. [5] [6] Its conservation status appears as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[1]Nepenthes smilesii was referred to as N. anamensis throughout most of the 20th century. [5]
Nepenthes veitchii (/ n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z ˈ v eɪ tʃ i aɪ,-ˈ v iː tʃ-/; after James Veitch, nurseryman of the Veitch Nurseries), [4] or Veitch's pitcher-plant, [5] is a Nepenthes species from the island of Borneo.
Nepenthes bokor, described by Martin Cheek in June 2009, [2] is a later synonym of N. bokorensis. [3] [4] In August 2011, François Mey and Alastair Robinson discovered two large new populations of N. bokorensis on the Mount Bokor massif, which they called "Location B" and "Location C" (the original roadside population being "Location A"). [5 ...
Nepenthes sanguinea (/ n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z s æ ŋ ˈ ɡ w ɪ n i ə /; from Latin sanguineus "blood red") is a large and vigorous Nepenthes pitcher plant species, native to Peninsular Malaysia and southernmost Thailand, where it grows at 300–1800 metres (1000 to 6000 feet) altitude.
Nepenthes rhombicaulis climbs well and its stem is known to reach 35 m in length, making it one of the longest in the genus.Internodes are up to 20 cm long and 1 cm in diameter.