Nepenthes alata

Nepenthes alata
	Nepenthes alata upper pitcher, Mount Ambucao, near Banaue and Sagada, northern Luzon, Philippines
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nepenthaceae
Genus:	Nepenthes
Species:	N. alata
Binomial name
	Nepenthes alata; Blanco (1837)
Synonyms
	Synonyms Nepenthes blancoi; Blume (1852); [after neotypification] ; Nepenthes cristata; Brongn. (1824); [=N. alata/N. madagascariensis] ; Nepenthes melamphora; auct. non Reinw. ex Blume: Fern.-Vill. (1880) ; Heterochresonyms Nepenthes alata; auct. non Blanco: Danser (1928); [=N. abalata/N. alata/N. benstonei/; N. copelandii/N. eustachya/N. graciliflora/; N. mindanaoensis/N. mirabilis/; N. negros/N. philippinensis] ; Nepenthes alata; auct. non Blanco: Smythies (1965); [=N. stenophylla] ; Nepenthes alata; auct. non Blanco: Sh.Kurata (1973);; Tamin & M.Hotta in M.Hotta (1986);; M.Hopkins, Maulder & B.R.Salmon (1990); [=N. alata/N. eustachya] ; Nepenthes alata; auct. non Blanco: Shivas (1984); [=N. gracillima] ; Nepenthes alata; auct. non Blanco: Jebb & Cheek (1997);; Cheek & Jebb (2001); [=N. abalata/N. alata] ;

Nepenthes alata (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz əˈlɑːtə/; from Latin alatus "winged") is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines. Like all pitcher plants, it is carnivorous and uses its nectar to attract insects that drown in the pitcher and are digested by the plant. It is highly polymorphic, and its taxonomy continues to be subject to revisions.

Nepenthes alata

Nepenthes alata upper pitcher, Mount Ambucao, near Banaue and Sagada, northern Luzon, Philippines
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nepenthaceae
Genus:	Nepenthes
Species:	N. alata
Binomial name
*Nepenthes alata* Blanco (1837)
Synonyms
Synonyms Nepenthes blancoi Blume (1852) [after neotypification] Nepenthes cristata Brongn. (1824) [=N. alata/N. madagascariensis] Nepenthes melamphora auct. non Reinw. ex Blume: Fern.-Vill. (1880) Heterochresonyms Nepenthes alata auct. non Blanco: Danser (1928) [=N. abalata/N. alata/N. benstonei/ N. copelandii/N. eustachya/N. graciliflora/ N. mindanaoensis/N. mirabilis/ N. negros/N. philippinensis] Nepenthes alata auct. non Blanco: Smythies (1965) [=N. stenophylla] Nepenthes alata auct. non Blanco: Sh.Kurata (1973); Tamin & M.Hotta in M.Hotta (1986); M.Hopkins, Maulder & B.R.Salmon (1990) [=N. alata/N. eustachya] Nepenthes alata auct. non Blanco: Shivas (1984) [=N. gracillima] Nepenthes alata auct. non Blanco: Jebb & Cheek (1997); Cheek & Jebb (2001) [=N. abalata/N. alata]