Nepenthes ramos

Nepenthes ramos is a tropical pitcher plant native to the northeastern Mindanao, Philippines.

[3][5][1][6] These species are united by a number of morphological characters, including winged petioles, lids with basal ridges on the lower surface (often elaborated into appendages), and upper pitchers that are usually broadest near the base.

[1] Plants matching the description of N. ramos have been observed in the Mindanao provinces of Bukidnon, Davao Oriental, and Surigao, and on an "isolated mountain" on an undisclosed island around 120 km from the type locality.

[7][8] These discoveries suggest that N. ramos might be the most common member of the "N. alata group" on the island of Mindanao.

[7] Nepenthes kurata was described in 2013 as a species known only from Mount Malindang in Misamis Occidental Province, Mindanao, where it was recorded at c. 1400 m altitude.

Botanical illustration of N. kurata from Cheek and Jebb's type description . [ 3 ] This taxon was subsequently synonymised with N. ramos . [ 4 ]