Monkey Jars | Gaya

Carnivorous, climbing, semi-woody herb with loosely spiralling leaves lanceolate with midrib forming a tendril at leaf tip, The Pitchers are hollow inside where insect digestion occurs and they often contain water; and the lids are brightly coloured with nectar-secreting glands. 

A tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines and South East Asia. Like all pitcher plants, it is carnivorous and uses its nectar to attract insects that drown in the pitcher and are digested by the plant.   

#common-names: nepenthes, pitcher plant, monkey jars, carnivorous pitcher jugs