Nepenthaceae

Madagascar pitcher plant

Nepenthes madagascariensis Poir.

Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes

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Madagascar pitcher plant (Nepenthes madagascariensis) — FlowerPhoto: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: نابنط مدغشقري
arz: نابنط مدغشقرى
Chinese: 馬達加斯加豬籠草, 马达加斯加猪笼草, 冠猪笼草
English: Madagascar pitcher plant
Japanese: マダガスカルウツボカズラ
Persian: گیاهپارچ ماداگاسکاری

Synonyms

Nepenthes madagascariensis var. cylindrica Dubard
Nepenthes madagascariensis var. macrocarpa Scott Elliott

Flowers

In flower: November to December (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Samuel GUIRAUDOU, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Samuel GUIRAUDOU, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Diorit, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Katja Rembold, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mijoro Rakotoarinivo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Katja Rembold, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mijoro Rakotoarinivo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: amantedarmanin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Katja Rembold, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mijoro Rakotoarinivo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Samuel GUIRAUDOU, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.