Nepenthes stenophylla

Nepenthes stenophylla
Upper pitchers of N. stenophylla growing along a logging road to Mount Murud
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. stenophylla
Binomial name
Nepenthes stenophylla
Mast. (1890)
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes alata
    auct. non Blanco: Smythies (1965)
  • Nepenthes boschiana
    auct. non Korth.: Low (1848)
    [=N. boschiana/N. stenophylla]
  • Nepenthes boschiana
    auct. non Korth.: Macfarl. (1908)
    [=N. boschiana/N. stenophylla]
  • Nepenthes boschiana var. lowii
    Hook.f. (1873)
  • Nepenthes curtisii
    auct. non Mast.: J.H.Adam & Wilcock (1996)
  • Nepenthes fallax
    Beck (1895)
  • ?Nepenthes findlayana
    Hort.Williams ex Nichols. (1888) sphalm.typogr.
  • ?Nepenthes fucosa
    S.Beckwith (1987) sphalm.typogr.
  • Nepenthes fusca
    auct. non Danser: Sh.Kurata (1976)
  • Nepenthes fusca subsp. apoensis
    J.H.Adam & Wilcock ex Jebb & Cheek (1997) nom.nud.
  • Nepenthes lindleyana
    Low ex W.Baxt. (1850) nom.nud.
  • Nepenthes maxima
    auct. non Reinw. ex Nees: Becc. (1886)
    [=N. boschiana/N. maxima/N. stenophylla/N. sumatrana]
  • Nepenthes maxima var. lowii
    (Hook.f.) Becc. (1886)
  • Nepenthes sandakanensis
    J.H.Adam & Wilcock (1996)
  • Nepenthes sandakanensis var. eglandulosa
    J.H.Adam & Wilcock (1996)
  • Nepenthes sandakanensis var. ferruginea
    J.H.Adam & Wilcock (1996)

Nepenthes stenophylla /nɪˈpɛnθz ˌstɛnˈfɪlə/, or the narrow-leaved pitcher-plant, is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo and occurs at elevations of 900–2,100 m (3,000–7,000 ft). The species produces attractive funnel-shaped pitchers up to 25 cm high. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Nepenthes stenophylla belongs to the loosely defined "N. maxima complex", which also includes, among other species, N. boschiana, N. chaniana, N. epiphytica, N. eymae, N. faizaliana, N. fusca, N. klossii, N. maxima, N. platychila, and N. vogelii.