The species has a very localised distribution and is rare in the wild. But with new advancement in agro-technology and tissue culture, it is now being cultivated in campus of Nagaland University, Nagaland. These Pitcher Plants which are endemic to
Meghalaya can be seen widely as decorative plants outside many houses of
Nagaland. Isolated populations are known to occur in the Jarain area of the
Jaintia Hills, the Baghmara area of the
Garo Hills, adjacent to the
Khasi Hills region of
Meghalaya, in the Upper Kharthong area, of Dima Hasao district
Assam and in some parts of
Nagaland. File:Distribution Map of N. khasiana in Meghalaya and Assam.jpg Nevertheless,
N. khasiana exhibits considerable genetic diversity. The
Khasi people call the plant
tiew-rakot, which means
demon-flower or
devouring-plant. The Jaintias call it
kset phare, which is roughly translated as
lidded fly net. The
Garo call the plant
memang-koksi, which literally means
the basket of the devil and the Biate tribe of Assam call the plant
Jug-Par which means
Jug-flower or
Loisul Kola which literally means
Pitcher-plant. File:Nepenthese khasiana.jpg|A Pitcher plant from Vaitang Hebron village,Dima Hasao district, Assam, India == Conservation status ==