''Nepenthes stenophylla'' , or the narrow-leaved pitcher-plant,Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. ''

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''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. is a tropical

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.Clarke, C.M. 1997. ''

Nepenthes of Borneo ''Nepenthes of Borneo'' is a monograph by Charles Clarke on the tropical pitcher plants of Borneo.Clarke, C.M. 1997. ''Nepenthes of Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. It was first published in 1997 by Natural History ...

''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. The species produces attractive

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-shaped pitchers up to 25 cm high.Cheek, M.R. & M.H.P. Jebb 2001. Nepenthaceae. ''Flora Malesiana'' 15: 1–157. It is listed as

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on the

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. ''Nepenthes stenophylla'' belongs to the loosely defined "''N. maxima'' complex", which also includes, among other species, '' N. boschiana'', '' N. chaniana'', '' N. epiphytica'', '' N. eymae'', '' N. faizaliana'', '' N. fusca'', '' N. klossii'', '' N. maxima'', '' N. platychila'', and '' N. vogelii''.Robinson, A.S., J. Nerz & A. Wistuba 2011. ''Nepenthes epiphytica'', a new pitcher plant from East Kalimantan. In: McPherson, S.R. '' New Nepenthes: Volume One''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 36–51.

''Nepenthes fallax''

There has been confusion surrounding ''N. stenophylla'' and ''N. fallax'' ever since the latter was first described. ''Nepenthes fallax'' matches ''N. stenophylla'' in most respects, except for the shape of the lid; the type specimen of ''N. fallax'' has an orbiculate lid, whereas that of ''N. stenophylla'' is narrow. However, the original description of ''N. stenophylla'' was based on a plant raised from seed in a greenhouse in

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, and the narrow shape of the lid could be an aberrant characteristic resulting from artificial growing conditions. In his seminal monograph "

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", B. H. Danser treated ''N. fallax'' as a

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of ''N. stenophylla''.Danser, B.H. 1928.

. ''Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg'', Série III, 9(3–4): 249–438. This interpretation has been supported by most subsequent authors.Jebb, M.H.P. & M.R. Cheek 1997. A skeletal revision of ''Nepenthes'' (Nepenthaceae). ''Blumea'' 42(1): 1–106.

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, however, considers the

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as two separate species based on the shape of the lid. He suspects the taxon originally named as ''N. stenophylla'' may have later been named again as '' N. faizaliana''. ''Nepenthes fallax'' has a separate

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of Vulnerable on the

Natural hybrids

The following natural hybrids involving ''N. stenophylla'' have been recorded. *'' N. fusca'' × ''N. stenophylla''Phillipps, A., A. Lamb & C.C. Lee 2008. ''

Pitcher Plants of Borneo ''Pitcher-Plants of Borneo'' is a monograph by Anthea Phillipps and Anthony Lamb on the tropical pitcher plants of Borneo. It was first published in 1996 by Natural History Publications (Borneo), in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Ke ...

''. Second Edition. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. *'' N. lowii'' × ''N. stenophylla'' *'' N. rajah'' × ''N. stenophylla'' *'' N. reinwardtiana'' × ''N. stenophylla'' *''N. stenophylla'' × '' N. tentaculata'' *''N. stenophylla'' × '' N. veitchii'' Image:N.fallax x fusca.jpg, ''N. fusca'' ×''N. stenophylla'' Image:N.fallax x reinwardtiana.jpg, ''N. reinwardtiana'' ×''N. stenophylla''

Notes

:a.''Nepenthes fallax'' is . The

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is derived from the

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word ''fallax'', meaning "spurious".

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''Nepenthes stenophylla'' in its natural habitat
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1106811 Carnivorous plants of Asia stenophylla Endemic flora of Borneo Plants described in 1890 Flora of the Borneo montane rain forests

''Nepenthes fallax''

Natural hybrids

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