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Nepenthes Ampullaria

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Nepenthes ampullaria is a very distinctive and widespread species of tropical pitcher plant, present in Borneo, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, and Thailand.

Named Cultivars & Grex

N. Ampullaria 'Black Miracle' (BM)

A striking grex selected for its uniformly dark red to near-black pitchers. The deep pigmentation develops fully under bright light. Pitchers are small and squat in the typical ampullaria form, forming a carpet of dark rosettes. Highly sought after for the dramatic contrast it provides in collections.

N. Ampullaria 'Green Apple'

A clean, all-green grex with bright apple-green pitchers and a pale peristome. Lacks the red speckling common in wild-type forms. A popular choice for collectors who appreciate the vivid, uniform colouration. Grows vigorously under typical lowland conditions.

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Nepenthes ampullaria (; Latin ampulla meaning "flask") is a very distinctive and widespread species of tropical pitcher plant, present in Borneo, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, and Thailand.

Nepenthes ampullaria is unique among its genus by having evolved away from carnivory; the plants are partly detritivores, collecting and digesting falling leaf litter in their pitchers.

In the 1996 book Pitcher-Plants of Borneo, N. ampullaria is given the vernacular name flask-shaped pitcher-plant. This name, along with all others, was dropped from the much-expanded second edition, published in 2008.

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