Nepenthes

One, known as Nepenthes rajah, is believed to be the largest meat-eating plant in the world, growing pitchers that can hold two litres of water if filled to the brim.

BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2010

The plant, discovered on the Philippine island of Palawan during a 2007 scientific expedition and now dubbed Nepenthes attenboroughii, is not so nice: Rodents and insects that fall into the "pitcher" can be trapped and slowly consumed by its flesh-eating enzymes.

NBC Washington - Top Stories 2009

Dr. Clarke and his colleagues in Malaysia began to look at Nepenthes in a new way.

This just in: Pitcher plants might be shrew toilets « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2010

The giant pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes were thought to be carnivorous plants that could eat rodents.

This just in: Pitcher plants might be shrew toilets « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2010

Dr Clarke says it is the “neatest” discovery he has made in more than 20 years of studying Nepenthes meat-eating plants.

This just in: Pitcher plants might be shrew toilets « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2010

The giant pitcher plant, Nepenthes attenboroughii, was named in honor of celebrity naturalist Sir David Attenborough, narrator of the above video.

Boing Boing 2009

The largest carnivorous plants are in the genus Nepenthes.

Feed me, Seymour! 2008

I scored some nice Nepenthes cuttings and a short conversation with Stewart McPherson!

Big weekend 2009

I scored some nice Nepenthes cuttings and a short conversation with Stewart McPherson!

Big weekend 2009

Other important plants occurring in the park include 608 fern species, 9 Nepenthes species (pitcher plants, including 4 species that are endemic to Kinabalu: Nepenthes burbidgeae, N. rajah and N. villosa), 24 Rhododendron species (5 species are endemic to Kinabalu), 78 Fiscus species (over 50% of all the species found in Borneo), 52 palm species, 6 bamboo species and 30 ginger species.

Kinabalu Park, Malaysia 2008