Nepenthes alba is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.[13] The specific epithet alba is derived from the Latin word albus, meaning "white", and refers to the colour of the upper pitchers.[13]
Nepenthes alba | |
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An unusually reddish upper pitcher of N. alba growing on Mount Tahan | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Nepenthaceae |
Genus: | Nepenthes |
Species: | N. alba
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Binomial name | |
Nepenthes alba | |
Synonyms[12] | |
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