Nepenthes alba

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Order:Caryophyllales

Nepenthes alba
An unusually reddish upper pitcher of N. alba growing on Mount Tahan
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nepenthaceae
Genus:	Nepenthes
Species:	N. alba
Binomial name
Nepenthes alba Ridl. (1924)[2]
Synonyms[3]
Synonyms Nepenthes bongso auct. non Korth.: Ridl. (1908)[4] Nepenthes gracillima auct. non Ridl.: Danser (1928);[5] Shivas (1984)[6] [=N. alba/N. gracillima/N. macfarlanei/N. ramispina] Nepenthes gracillima auct. non Ridl.: Kiew (1990);[7] Jebb & Cheek (1997);[8] Cheek & Jebb (2001)[9] [=N. alba/N. benstonei/N. gracillima] Nepenthes gracillima auct. non Ridl.: C.Clarke (2001)[10] [=N. alba/N. gracillima] Nepenthes singalana auct. non Becc.: Macfarl. (1908)[11] [=N. alba/N. singalana] Nepenthes singalana auct. non Becc.: Macfarl. (1914)[12]

Nepenthes alba is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.^[13] The specific epithet alba is derived from the Latin word albus, meaning "white", and refers to the colour of the upper pitchers.^[13]