Nepenthes gracilis

Nepenthes gracilis
A pitcher of Nepenthes gracilis from Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nepenthaceae
Genus:	Nepenthes
Species:	N. gracilis
Binomial name
Nepenthes gracilis Korth. (1839)
Synonyms
Synonyms Nepenthes angustifolia Mast. (1881) Nepenthes distillatoria auct. non L.: Jack (1835) Nepenthes distillatoria auct. non L.: Wall. (1828) [=N. distillatoria/N. gracilis] Miq. (1858) Lindl. (1848) Nepenthes laevis Korth. ex Hook.f. in DC. (1873) Nepenthes longinodis Beck (1895) Nepenthes obrieniana Linden & Rodigas (1890) nom.ambiguum [=?(N. gracilis × (N. rafflesiana × N. hirsuta)) × N. distillatoria/ N. gracilis/N. mirabilis] Nepenthes teysmanniana Miq. (1858) [=N. albomarginata/N. gracilis]

Nepenthes gracilis (/nᵻˈpɛnθiːz ˈɡræsᵻlɪs/; from Latin: gracilis "slender"), or the Slender Pitcher-Plant, is a common lowland pitcher plant that is widespread in the Sunda region. It has been recorded from Borneo, Cambodia,Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sulawesi, Sumatra, and Thailand. The species has a wide altitudinal distribution of 0 to 1100 m (and perhaps even 1700 m) above sea level, although most populations are found below 100 m and plants are rare above 1000 m. Despite being a widespread plant, natural hybrids between N. gracilis and other species are quite rare.

Nepenthes gracilis was formally described by Pieter Willem Korthals in his 1839 monograph, "Over het geslacht Nepenthes".

Nepenthes abgracilis from the Philippines is named for its superficial similarity to this species.

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