Nepenthes eustachya
| Nepenthes eustachya | |
|---|---|
| A pair of upper pitchers of N. eustachya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nepenthaceae |
| Genus: | Nepenthes |
| Species: | N. eustachya |
| Binomial name | |
| Nepenthes eustachya Miq. (1858) | |
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Nepenthes eustachya /nɪˈpɛnθiːz juːˈstækiə/ is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra, where it grows from sea level to an elevation of 1,600 m. The specific epithet eustachya, formed from the Greek words eu (true) and stachys (spike), refers to the racemose structure of the inflorescence.