Nepenthes rowaniae (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˈroʊəniː/; after Ellis Rowan, Australian naturalist and illustrator) is a species of pitcher plant endemic to the Cape York Peninsula, Australia.

[2][3] Between 1881 and 1905, Frederick Manson Bailey described 11 species of Nepenthes from northern Australia,[4] all of which were placed in synonymy with N. mirabilis by B. H. Danser in 1928.

"However, field observations carried out between 2001 and 2003 "showed that N. rowanae possesses several stable, significant morphological and ecological characteristics that are not exhibited by N. mirabilis", and the taxon was subsequently elevated to a species in 2005.

[2] This opinion is not universally shared; taxonomist Jan Schlauer continues to treat N. rowaniae as a heterotypic synonym of N. mirabilis in his Carnivorous Plant Database.

[6] According to the ICBN, the correct spelling of this taxon's name is Nepenthes rowaniae, as the epithet is based on the personal name Rowan.