Nepenthaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Nepenthes reinwardtiana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nepenthes reinwardtiana is an evergreen, climbing shrub, producing stems up to 10 metres long and scrambling over other plants for support. An insectivorous plant, producing pitcher-like traps at the ends of its leaves into which insects fall and are digested in the fluid at the bottom of the pitcher. The plant stems are gathered from the wild and used locally for making rope. The plant has been classified as being of 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2010)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatRecorded from lowland peat-swamp forest, high altitude ridges (sandstone or limestone), or more rarely moss forest. The species is occasionally found on ultrabasic soils. It occurs at elevations from sea level to 1,450 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].