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Nepenthes ampullaria Jack

flask-shaped pitcher plant

Native records: 6 botanical areas

Borneo, Malaya, Maluku, 3 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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Photograph of Nepenthes ampullaria

A liana of wet tropical climates. Native to Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Brunei Darussalam

    • BorneoNative

  • Indonesia

    • BorneoNative
    • MalukuNative
    • New GuineaNative
    • SumateraNative

  • Malaysia

    • BorneoNative
    • MalayaNative

  • Papua New Guinea

    • New GuineaNative

  • Singapore

    • MalayaNative

  • Thailand

    • ThailandNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer

The same climate occurs in 136 areas worldwide, 130 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Nepenthes ampullaria is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.232, left column, line 61

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Other names

flask-shaped pitcher plant

Family
Nepenthaceae
Genus
Nepenthes

Other species in Nepenthes

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Brunei Darussalam · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Indonesia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Malaysia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Papua New Guinea · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Singapore · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Thailand · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

Image information

  • Photograph of Nepenthes ampullaria

    No machine-readable author provided. NepGrower~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 2.5 · File page