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Nepenthes truncata

Nepenthes truncata is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines. It is known from the islands of Dinagat, Leyte, and Mindanao. The species grows at an elevation of 0–1,500 m above sea level. Nepenthes truncata is characterised by its heart-shaped (truncate) leaves and very large pitchers, which can reach up to 40 cm in height.

Carnivory
On September 29, 2006, at the Botanical Gardens in Lyon, France, a Nepenthes truncata was photographed containing the decomposing corpse of a mouse. This incident is the first record of a mammal being successfully trapped in the pitchers of N. truncata indoors. Both N. rajah and N. rafflesiana are known to occasionally catch small mammals in the wild. Although it is possible for Nepenthes truncata to trap mice, the calcium heavy bones will not be digested. Nepenthes truncata plant.jpg|An epiphytic N. truncata from the Pantaron Range near San Fernando Nepenthes truncata pitcher.jpg|A recently opened pitcher with typical colouration from the Pantaron Range, Mindanao Nepenthes truncata dark peristome.jpg|A pitcher with strongly developed peristome colouration, typical of older pitchers, Pantaron Range, Mindanao Nepenthes truncata - Macfarlane, 1911.jpg|Illustration of N. truncata from Macfarlane's type description of 1911 ==Natural hybrids==
Natural hybrids
N. alata × N. truncata [=N. × truncalata] • N. mindanaoensis × N. truncata ==References==
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