Nepenthes alba

Nepenthes alba
	An unusually reddish upper pitcher of N. alba growing on Mount Tahan
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. alba
Binomial name
	Nepenthes alba; Ridl. (1924)
Synonyms
	Synonyms Nepenthes bongso; auct. non Korth.: Ridl. (1908) ; Nepenthes gracillima; auct. non Ridl.: Danser (1928);; Shivas (1984); [=N. alba/N. gracillima/N. macfarlanei/N. ramispina] ; Nepenthes gracillima; auct. non Ridl.: Kiew (1990);; Jebb & Cheek (1997);; Cheek & Jebb (2001); [=N. alba/N. benstonei/N. gracillima] ; Nepenthes gracillima; auct. non Ridl.: C.Clarke (2001); [=N. alba/N. gracillima] ; Nepenthes singalana; auct. non Becc.: Macfarl. (1908); [=N. alba/N. singalana] ; Nepenthes singalana; auct. non Becc.: Macfarl. (1914) ;

Nepenthes alba is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. The specific epithet alba is derived from the Latin word albus, meaning "white", and refers to the colour of the upper pitchers.

Nepenthes alba

An unusually reddish upper pitcher of N. alba growing on Mount Tahan
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. alba
Binomial name
*Nepenthes alba* Ridl. (1924)
Synonyms
Synonyms Nepenthes bongso auct. non Korth.: Ridl. (1908) Nepenthes gracillima auct. non Ridl.: Danser (1928); Shivas (1984) [=N. alba/N. gracillima/N. macfarlanei/N. ramispina] Nepenthes gracillima auct. non Ridl.: Kiew (1990); Jebb & Cheek (1997); Cheek & Jebb (2001) [=N. alba/N. benstonei/N. gracillima] Nepenthes gracillima auct. non Ridl.: C.Clarke (2001) [=N. alba/N. gracillima] Nepenthes singalana auct. non Becc.: Macfarl. (1908) [=N. alba/N. singalana] Nepenthes singalana auct. non Becc.: Macfarl. (1914)