Nepenthes macrovulgaris
Description
Terrestrial climber to 6 m tall, but often sprawling on ground.
Leaves chartaceous, subpetiolate;
Fruits with valves 20-25 by 3.5-4 mm.
Seeds filiform, dimensions unrecorded.
Taxonomy
2. Specimens of this species collected over the last two decades have often been incorrectly labelled ‘N. hybrida’.
1 Most similar to N. philippinensis (q.v.), N. macrovulgaris is also closely related to N. hirsuta and N. hispida, the four comprising the N. hirsuta group. It can be distinguished from the second two species by its toothless peristome margin, and its total lack of hairs on stems and leaves. The lower pitchers, often inflated, have a constriction immediately below the peristome, not unlike that of N. macfarlanei. Nepenthes macrovulgaris is confined to ultramafic soils.