Nepenthes distillatoria

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Read about Nepenthes distillatoria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Nepenthes distillatoria, Linn. (N. indica, Poir. N. zeylanica, Raf. N. hirsuta var. glabrescens, Smith. N. rubra, Nichols. N. zeylanica var. rubra, Beck. N. speciosa, Hort.). Fig. 2463. Plant bright green, rather slender: lvs. petiolate, half-amplexicaul, glabrous, elliptic- elongate: pitchers 3-5 x 1-1½ in., dimorphic, pale green to dull crimson, lower ventricose below, tubular above; wings wide, fringed, narrowed from below up; mouth nearly transverse; upper cylindric, wings rudimentary, mouth oblique with short posterior neck; peristome cylindric green. P.M. 4:1. L.B.C. 11:1017.—A somewhat unattractive species from Ceylon, that has been a parent of several hybrids.


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