It reads:[4] It is a plant growing about 3 feet high which carries at the end of its leaves, which are 7 inches long, a hollow flower or fruit resembling a small vase, with its own lid, a wonderful sight.

[translated from French in Pitcher-Plants of Borneo][5]Nepenthes madagascariensis occurs along the eastern coast of Madagascar.

It is most common in the south of the island, around Tôlanaro, though it is found as far north as the Masoala Peninsula.

It grows along the edges of swamps and in peaty or sandy soils at low altitudes.

[1] The pitchers of N. madagascariensis play host to at least two species of infaunal spiders: Synema obscuripes and Theridion decaryi.