Nepenthes villosa

Nepenthes villosa
Upper pitcher of Nepenthes villosa from Mount Kinabalu
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species:
N. villosa
Binomial name
Nepenthes villosa
Hook.f. (1852)
Synonyms

Nepenthes villosa /nɪˈpɛnθz vɪˈlzə/, or the villose pitcher-plant, is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Mount Kinabalu and neighbouring Mount Tambuyukon in northeastern Borneo. It grows at higher elevations than any other Bornean Nepenthes species, occurring at elevations of over 3,200 m (10,500 ft). Nepenthes villosa is characterised by its highly developed and intricate peristome, which distinguishes it from the closely related N. edwardsiana and N. macrophylla.

The specific epithet villosa is Latin for "hairy" and refers to the dense indumentum of this species.