Nepenthes vieillardii

Nepenthes vieillardii
A lower pitcher of Nepenthes vieillardii from Rivière Bleue, New Caledonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. vieillardii
Binomial name
Nepenthes vieillardii
Hook.f. (1873)
Synonyms
  • Nepenthes ampullaria
    auct. non Jack: Jeanneney (1894)
  • Nepenthes bongso
    auct. non Korth.: Guillaum. (1911)
  • Nepenthes distillatoria
    auct. non L.: Jeanneney (1894)
  • Nepenthes humilis
    S.Moore (1921)
  • Nepenthes montrouzieri
    Dub. (1906)
  • Nepenthes neocaledonica
    F.Muell. ex Heckel (1892) nom.nud.

Nepenthes vieillardii (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˌviːɛˈlɑːrdiaɪ/; after Eugène Vieillard, collector of plants from New Caledonia and Tahiti between 1861 and 1867) is a species of pitcher plant endemic to the island of New Caledonia. Its distribution is the most easterly of any Nepenthes species. Its natural habitat is shrublands or forests, to about 900 metres (3,000 ft) altitude.

Tripteroides caledonicus mosquitoes breed in the pitchers of this species.

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