''Nepenthes pulchra'' is a tropical

pitcher plant Pitcher plants are several different carnivorous plants which have modified leaves known as pitfall traps—a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid. The traps of what are considered to be "true" pitcher p ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to the

Philippine The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

island of

Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...

, where it grows at 1300–1800 m above sea level.McPherson, S.R. & V.B. Amoroso 2011. ''

Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Philippines This list of ''Nepenthes'' literature is a listing of major published works dealing with the tropical pitcher plants of the genus ''Nepenthes''. It includes specialised standalone publications and Biological classification, taxonomic monographs ...

''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. Its discovery was announced online in August 2011. Gronemeyer, T. 2011
Neue Nepenthesarten von den Philippinen
G.F.P. Forum, August 28, 2011.

Natural hybrids

* '' N. alata'' × ''N. pulchra'' * '' N. ceciliae'' × ''N. pulchra''

References

* Gronemeyer, T. 2012. ''Nepenthes pulchra''. In: Associazione Italiana Piante Carnivore. p. 25. Carnivorous plants of Asia pulchra Plants described in 2011 {{Nepenthes-stub