The only known location of Nepenthes thorelii, Lo Go-Xa Mat National Park, Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam. Photo by Richard Nunn.

There are currently three recognized Nepenthes species found in Vietnam: Nepenthes thorelii, Nepenthes mirabilis, and Nepenthes smilesii have been officially recorded, and Nepenthes kampotiana is thought to have populations in Vietnam, although has never been officially recorded.

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Species covered in the article:

Richard Nunn and Chiem Nguyen Anh Vu. 2016. An account of the Nepenthes species of Vietnam. Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 45(3):93-101. https://doi.org/10.55360/cpn453.rn503

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Two lower pitchers of the recently rediscovered and critically endangered Nepenthes thorelii at its only known location in Lo Go-Xa Mat National Park on the Vietnam-Cambodia border. Photo by Richard Nunn.