Nepenthes khasiana

Nepenthes khasiana
	Nepenthes khasiana. Cultivated plant.
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nepenthaceae
Genus:	Nepenthes
Species:	N. khasiana
Binomial name
	Nepenthes khasiana; Hook.f. (1873)
	Satellite image of the Indian subcontinent with the distribution of N. khasiana highlighted in green.
Synonyms
	Synonyms Nepenthes distillatoria; auct. non L.: R.Grah. (1827) ; Nepenthes melamphora; auct. non Reinw. ex Blume: Hook.f. (1859); [=N. gymnamphora/N. khasiana] ; Nepenthes phyllamphora; auct. non Willd.: Regel (1881); [=N. khasiana/N. mirabilis] ; Nepenthes phyllamphora; auct. non Willd.: Sims (1826) ; Nepenthes rubra; Hort.Van Houtte ex Rafarin (1869) ;

Nepenthes khasiana (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˌxæsiˈɑːnə/; after the Khasi Hills, to which it is largely endemic) is an endangered tropical pitcher plant of the genus Nepenthes. It is the only Nepenthes species native to India. It is thought to attract prey by means of blue fluorescence.

Nepenthes khasiana

Nepenthes khasiana. Cultivated plant.
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nepenthaceae
Genus:	Nepenthes
Species:	N. khasiana
Binomial name
*Nepenthes khasiana* Hook.f. (1873)

Satellite image of the Indian subcontinent with the distribution of N. khasiana highlighted in green.
Synonyms
Synonyms Nepenthes distillatoria auct. non L.: R.Grah. (1827) Nepenthes melamphora auct. non Reinw. ex Blume: Hook.f. (1859) [=N. gymnamphora/N. khasiana] Nepenthes phyllamphora auct. non Willd.: Regel (1881) [=N. khasiana/N. mirabilis] Nepenthes phyllamphora auct. non Willd.: Sims (1826) Nepenthes rubra Hort.Van Houtte ex Rafarin (1869)