Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Nepenthes

Family: Nepenthaceae (Asian pitcher-plant)

Distribution: Madagascar

IUCN Red list: Vulnerable

Comments: Nepenthes madagascariensis was the first Nepenthes species to be discovered; Étienne de Flacourt recorded it in 1658 under the name Amramatico. He published a description of the plant in his seminal work Histoire de la Grande Isle de Madagascar.