Nepenthes distillatoria

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Nepenthes distillatoria (Latin: destillatio = distillation) was the first species of tropical pitcher plant to be named. It was originally described by H. N. Grimm in 1682 under the name Planta mirabilis distillatoria. Linnaeus used the original species epithet when naming N. distillatoria in 1753. N. distillatoria is endemic to Sri Lanka and is interestingly the only Nepenthes species recorded from the island.

References

• Clarke et al (2000). [Nepenthes distillatoria]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 06 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU B1+2d v2.3)
• Jebb, M. & Cheek, M. A Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae). Blumea 42(1), 1997, p. 36.