Pitcher plant pitcher: from behind by rhoing

Pitcher plant pitcher: from behind

A carnivorous pitcher plant's pitcher.
Tagged as a “leaf” because the pitchers are specialized leaves.

According to Rich, this is Nepenthes x Miranda.
From Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthes_%27Miranda%27
“Nepenthes 'Miranda' is a cultivar of a manmade hybrid involving N. maxima and N. northiana.”

More » https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthes

Genus page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Nepenthes&rank=genus

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

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I"ve seen this peculiar plant somewhere and took picture. Its really weird and quite dangerous for some!
April 5th, 2018  
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