Nepenthes aristolochioides

Nepenthes aristolochioides
An upper pitcher of N. aristolochioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. aristolochioides
Binomial name
Nepenthes aristolochioides
Jebb & Cheek (1997)

Nepenthes aristolochioides /nɪˈpɛnθz ærɪˌstɒlkiˈɔɪdz/ is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra, where it grows at elevations of 1800–2500 m above sea level. It has an extremely unusual pitcher morphology, having an almost vertical opening to its traps. It is critically endangered by overcollection.

The specific epithet aristolochioides is formed from the genus name Aristolochia and the Latin ending -oides, meaning "resembling". It refers to the similarity that the pitchers of this species bear, in both shape and pigmentation, to the specialised flowers of Aristolochia.