The wonderful Pitcher-plants, forming the genus Nepenthes of botanists, here reach their greatest development.

Every mountain-top abounds with them, running along the ground, or climbing over shrubs and stunted trees; their elegant pitchers hanging in every direction.

Some of these are long and slender, resembling in form the beautiful Philippine lace-sponge (Euplectella), which has now become so common; others are broad and short.

Their colours are green, variously tinted and mottled with red or purple.
The finest yet known were obtained on the summit of Kini-balou, in North-west Borneo.

One of the broad sort, Nepenthes rajah, will hold two quarts of water in its pitcher.