Nepenthes mira

    Nepenthes mira is another highland pitcher plant from the island of Palawan in the Philippines, it was described by Matthew Jebb and Martin Cheek in 1998. The name "mira" derives from the Latin word "mirus" meaning "wonderful", it has some of the most beautiful colorations of any pitcher plant species in Palawan. This plant is endemic to Palawan where it grows in the mossy forest around the peak area of Cleopatra's Needle at elevations of around 1550 meters above sea level.

Nepenthes mira pitcher size in habitat

Nepenthes mira 

    The Nepenthes mira has been categorized as "Vulnerable" (VU) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The distribution of this plant is not as wide as the Nepenthes deaniana and there may be less than 1000 mature plants confined around the summit area of Mount Cleopatra, but its remote location, lack of threats from habitat destruction and over-collection does not justify giving it anything more than the "Vulnerable" status.