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Nepenthes bongso

Botanic Family
Nepenthaceae
Author
Korthals
Propagation
A.S.

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Climbing or prostrate vine to 2m with green pitchers with red-brown markings & lips. Coriaceous leaves to 180mm x 40mm with tendrils. Rosette pitchers to 100mm x 25mm with 2 fringed wings to 1.5mm wide. Climbing stem pitchers from tendrils, to 130mm x 40mm. Male raceme to 160mm long, female shorter. Fruit 25mm x 5mm.

Pitchers sometimes used as a vessel for boiling rice

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