Nepenthes distillatoria
About
This species is notable for being the type species of the genus and the first *Nepenthes* to be formally named under the Linnaean system of taxonomy. It is endemic to Sri Lanka and is the only *Nepenthes* species recorded from the island.
Field notes
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to Sri Lanka, occurring from sea level to 700 m altitude, in waterlogged open scrub, along road embankments, and in forest.
History & etymology
First described in print as Miranda herba by Thomas Bartholin in 1677. Later described by Herman Niklas Grim in 1683 as Planta mirabilis destillatoria, and finally named Nepenthes distillatoria by Linnaeus in 1753.
Conservation
Assessed as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List.
Habitat
- Altitude
- 0–700 m
- Altitude class
- lowland
- Native to
- Sri Lanka
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable
Taxonomy
- Described
- 1753
- Authority
- L.
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate