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Accession Data:

Nepenthes mirabilis (Lour.) Druce

  • Common Name: Tropical Pitcher Plant
  • Family: Nepenthaceae Dumort.

  • Country of Origin: Malaysia
  • Habitat: Wet, sunny areas in lowland tropics.

  • Culture: Lowland tropical conditions, constantly wet soil.
  • USDA Zone: 11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200900010
  • Source: Dave Schloat, NECPS
  • Provenance: Mengkuang Titi, Penang, Malaysia
  • Accession Date: 03-24-2009
  • Bench: 1216 - AUS:Ground Bed 2 SW
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-11-2025
  • Restrictions:
    • CITES Appendix II Listed Plant

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Nepenthaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
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2018
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2016
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2013

References (internal):

  • Carnivorous Plants

References (external):

  1. Nepenthes mirabilis at Wikipedia. Accessed 19 May 2015.
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 19 May 2015.

data regenerated on Sat, 29 Mar 2025 10:42:03 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Nepenthaceae

  • Nepenthes alata
  • Nepenthes albomarginata
  • Nepenthes copelandii W/C
  • Nepenthes maxima
  • Nepenthes mirabilis W/C
  • Nepenthes sanguinea
  • Nepenthes truncata
W/C = Wild Collected
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