Nepenthes macfarlanei

Nepenthes macfarlanei (/nɪˈpɛnθz ˌmækfɑːrˈlni/; after John Muirhead Macfarlane, botanist) is a carnivorous pitcher plant species endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It produces attractive red-speckled pitchers. Lower pitchers are ovoid or infundibular in the lower half and globose or cylindrical above and up to 25 cm high. Upper (aerial) pitchers are of a lighter colour with wings reduced to ribs. The lower surface of the lid is densely covered with short, white hairs. This is a characteristic morphological feature of this species, but at present its function is unknown.[5]

Nepenthes macfarlanei
A lower pitcher of N. macfarlanei
An upper pitcher of N. macfarlanei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Nepenthaceae
Genus:Nepenthes
Species:
N. macfarlanei
Binomial name
Nepenthes macfarlanei
Hemsl. (1905)
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Natural hybrids

The following natural hybrids involving N. macfarlanei have been recorded.

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