"Male. Stem climbing, the section with adult leaves cylindrical, 0.5-1.0 cm in diameter, glabrous. Leaves oblanceolate, thin, 16-20 cm long X 3-3.5 cm wide, with petiole 2-3 cm long, bases clasping 1/2-3/4's around the stem, leaf apex acute to aristate, connected to tendril; longitudinal veins usually 3 on each side, originating from the basal part of the midrib, running parallel in the outer 1/2 part of the blade, glabrous; pennate veins numerous, running obliquely towards the margin from the midrib, leaf margin entire; tendrils quite short, about 1/3 the leaf length, pitcher-bearing ones always with a curl, glabrous. Pitchers dimorphic, glabrous, lower 2/3's yellowish-green coloured, dark-red coloured in the upper 1/3, dark-red coloured concentrated especially along the veins; inferior pitchers small and thin, 4-6 cm high, from the rounded base globose or ovate in peristome cylindrical up to 1.9 mm wide on all sides, yellow coloured; with 2 fringed wings over the whole length, the wings about 5 mm wide in the lower part, 3-4 mm wide in the upper part, slightly reddish coloured, the fringe segments filiform, 3-4 mm long, quite shorter in tha lower part 0.5-1.0 mm long, 1.5-2.0 mm apart; inner surface of the pitcher glandular in the lower 2/3's; lid ovate to subcordate, flat, 1.5-1.7 cm long X 1.5-1.7 cm wide, yellow coloured with dark reddish coloured veins, with numerous scattered round rimmed nectar glands; spur 1, filiform, 7-10 mm long, with 3-5 fringe segments, 0.2-0.5 mm long; superior pitchers infundibuliform, 6-7 cm high. Morphological and quantitative characters on the pitcher of [Nepenthes ' Aichi ' {Kusakabe ex J. & P.Pietropaolo}] resemble those of the maternal parent, [Nepenthes thorelii {Lecomte}]. The tendril is shorter than that of both the parents. The leaf blade is relatively large as compared with other characters in the leaf. [Nepenthes ' Aichi ' {Kusakabe ex J. & P.Pietropaolo}] is vigorous when cultivated in a regular orchid greenhouse. Morphological characteristics in [Nepenthes ' Aichi ' {Kusakabe ex J. & P.Pietropaolo}] have not been seen in other cultivars obtained. This cultivar has high horticultural merit."

"The leaves are petiolate, and are approximately 20 cm long and 6 cm wide. The leaf tendrils are roughly one-half to two-thirds the length of the leaves. The lower pitchers of [Nepenthes ' Bruce Bednar ' {A.Marshall}] are urceolate (or slightly elongated), approximately 10 cm long, and bear fimbriate wings 5-10 (cm) tall. The mouth is 1 cm wide and 2.4 cm tall. The peristome is moderately wide, red, and undulate on the outer margins. The lid is ovate (1.8 cm wide, 3.3 cm long) with an obtuse apex. Numerous glands are present on the underside of the lid. The apical spur is 2-5 mm long. The entire outer surface of the pitcher is green and mottled with elongated red spots. These spots are more common on the upper half of the pitchers. A bright red stripe runs along the back of the pitcher from near the base all the way up to the base of the lid. The plant is covered with short, fine brown hairs. These are sparse or absent on the pitcher, although they are found on the lid."

"But undoubtedly the most magnificient form is one recently discovered in a jungle in Brunei, North Borneo, by Robert Cantley. What appeared to be a group of toadstools from a distance proved on closer inspection to be a colony of [Nepenthes ampullaria {Jack}], the pitchers of which differed from all others in being of brilliant crimson-scarlet sparingly mottled in green. To my mind this is one of the most exciting and beautiful [Nepenthes {L.}] introductions of recent years. It is of one clone, and its discoverer has kindly allowed me to identify it with the varietal name of [Nepenthes ' Cantley's Red ' {Hort.Slack}] (see overleaf)."

"Pitchers subcylindric, 5 inches long, 2 inches broad at base, 1 1/2 inches above, purplish-red with green marmora- tions; pitcher wings prominent, 3/4 inch broad, same color and markings as the pitchers, marginal spines purple; rim prominently purple-lined, darker toward lid; lid green-spotted. Leaves 16-18 inches long from the base of the blade to the extended pitchers, blade 2-2 1/2 inches wide."

"Pitcher subcylindric, 4-5 inches long, 1 1/2 inches in diameter, ridged above the middle, pale green flushed with pinkish toward the top; pitcher wings narrow, margins practically spineless, rim red, green toward the lid; lid green with slightly colored veins. Leaves to extended pitcher 20-22 inches long, width of blade 3-3 1/2 inches."

"Pitchers cylindric, with long neck, 5-6 inches long, 1 1/2-2 inches wide at base, 1 1/2 inches above, light green flushed with pink; pitcher wings prominent at base, practically spineless, lids and rim green. Leaves to extended pitcher 18-20 inches long, blade 3-4 inches wide."

"Our supplementary illustration represents a hybrid Nepenthes, raised by Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, from a cross between [Nepenthes sanguinea {Lindl.}] and [Nepenthes curtisii {Mast.} var.superba {Hort.Veitch ex Marshall}]. (...) The pitchers of [Nepenthes ' Dr. John Macfarlane ' {Hort.Veitch ex Masters}] have a shape similar to those of [Nepenthes curtisii {Mast.}], and are about 7 or 8 inches long. The cone of the body of the pitcher is brownish-red and there are splashings of a deeper colour, which add additional beauty. The in-terior of the pitcher, just below the handsome rim, is bright green, with frequent purple markings. The leaves are very broad, measuring as much as 5 or 6 inches across, a width greater than in the foliage of either parent. The plant bore five large pitchers and several smaller ones."

"Pitchers of medium size, roundish, green, and the rim of the pitchers is a pretty rosy-crimson. A distinct and showy variety."

"I chose three outstanding clones, which were named [Nepenthes ' Marie ' {D'Amato}], [Nepenthes ' Frau Anna Babl ' {D'Amato}], and [Nepenthes ' Nora ' {D'Amato}]. All three of these clones are marked by bright red peristomes with white interior pitchers, the exteriors variably colored with pink blush to heavy streaks of purple."

"[Nepenthes ' Frau Anna Babl ' {D'Amato}] is distinguished by its large lower pitchers which measure 20 cm (8 inches) in length and its teardrop- shaped, bright scarlet peristome which is about 1.2 cm (0.5 inch) wide. The interior of the pitcher is creamy yellow-white. The exterior of the pitcher is flushed with red in the upper part, and has prominent fringed wings. The oval lid is slightly domed with a strong keel. (The second parent is) a plant of unknown parentage found at the botanical garden at Sens, France, by Marcel Lecoufle."

"Vigorous-growing plant. Pitchers large, 6 inches high, 3 inches wide at the swollen base; neck 3 inches high, 1 3/4 inches wide, pale green with reddish veins; pitcher wings prominent, 1/2 inch wide, greenish in the lower portion, pinkish toward the rim, marginal hairs 1/8 inch long; lid suberect, spotted red below, above with red veins, terminating in a green spur 1/2 inch long; rim pea-green and corrugated. Leaves leathery, extending 24-28 inches in length, blade 3 inches wide, 16-17 inches long; petiole 10-12 inches long. Stem mottled purple."

"This selection is characterized by having uniformly green pitchers. The rim is also pure green, while the wild type usually has a purple to chestnut rim. Pitchers are up to 14 cm high, 3 cm wide, with two conspicuous nerves instead of wings; and with a round lid. Foliar pard of lid is about 22 cm long, 6 cm wide, thin, pale green and slightly hairy, with bristled margins. The cultivar has not been seen in flower."

"Pitchers somewhat pear-shaped, bulbose up to ridge and gradually tapering towards rim, 4 1/2-5 inches long, basal portion up to 2 1/2 inches in diameter, 2 inches in diameter above ridge, light green irregularly spotted with purple-red; pitcher wings marked like the pitcher, marginal hairs short; rim green, with purple stripes; lid green, with minute purple spots on the medial arched veins on the under-side, top purple-veined. Leaves 13-15 inches long from the base to the pitcher, width of blade 2 1/4-2 1/2 inches."

"In a plant I grow called [Nepenthes ' Highland ' {D'Amato}], the pitchers are rather similar (to the common form) but more flushed with red."

"Of French hybrids, [Nepenthes ' Ile de France ' {Hort.M.Lecoufle ex Kusakabe}] has lower pitchers with a pale green base, the remainder being suffused with ruby pink often lightly streaked with dark red. It has a crimson peristome."

"One clone, [Nepenthes ' Jack Finney ' {D'Amato}] produces numerous dark red pitchers with extra large floppy lids."

"The overall appearance of [Nepenthes ' Joanne Holland ' {T.Gibson}] is intermediate between the parent species. Plants are vining and branched like [Nepenthes glabrata {Turnbull & Middleton}], but with larger pitchers with broadly flaring peristomes like [Nepenthes veitchii {Hook.f.}]. The distinctive pitchers are colorfully red-flecked."

"Pitchers somewhat egg-shaped, narrowed toward apex, green, including rim and lid; pitcher wings prominent, 1/2 inch wide, with marginal spines 1/4 inch long. Leaves to extended pitchers 22-26 inches long, blade 2-3 inches broad, very dark green, new growth purplish."

"this is a breathtaking hybrid of [[Nepenthes spathulata {Danser}] * [Nepenthes veitchii {Hook.f.}]], both famouf for their wildly flared peristomes."

"Pitchers somewhat egg-shaped, narrowed toward apex, green, including rim and lid; pitcher wings prominent, 1/2 inch wide, with marginal spines 1/4 inch long. Leaves to extended pitchers 22-26 inches long, blade 2-3 inches broad, very dark green, new growth purplish."

"The magnificent pitchers are large and of a dull red colour, blotched with deeper shades. The wings are broad and conspicuously fringed, while the interior is much blotched with dull crimson. The rim is broad, ribbed and crimson. This plant had two pitchers."

"Resembles its parent [Nepenthes * chelsonii {Hort.Veitch ex Mast.}] in being very strong-growing. Pitchers pear-shaped, 6-7 inches long, 2-2 1/2 inches broad in the basal portion, 1 1/2-2 inches above, reddish-purple at first, show-ing green marmorations with age; pitcher wings prominent, with long purple hairs of the same shade as the pitchers; rim very dark reddish-purple; lid reddish-purple with darker spots on the under-side. Leaves to extended pitchers 24-24 inches long, blade 2 1/3-3 inches broad; petiole 10-12 inches long."

"I chose three outstanding clones, which were named [Nepenthes ' Marie ' {D'Amato}], [Nepenthes ' Frau Anna Babl ' {D'Amato}], and [Nepenthes ' Nora ' {D'Amato}]. All three of these clones are marked by bright red peristomes with white interior pitchers, the exteriors variably colored with pink blush to heavy streaks of purple."

"The most striking characteristics of the cultivar [Nepenthes ' Marie ' {D'Amato}] include a broad, slightly fluted peristome which is up to 1.2 cm (0.5 inch) wide and which is at first striped but then becomes fully rust-red with age; a creamy interior pitcher surface which is sparsely flecked with red; and a large, domed, oval-shaped lid with a strong keel and brightly crimson undersurface. The wings are reduced, and the flask-shaped pitcher body is lemon-green, lightly flecked with red on its upper part. The pitcher is more blushed in high light levels. Pitchers can be up to 23 cm (9 inches) in length. The form of upper pitchers is unknown. (The second parent is) a plant of unknown parentage found at the botanical garden at Sens, France, by Marcel Lecoufle."

"Male. Stem climbing, the section with adult leaves cylindrical, 5-15 mm in diameter, tomentose. Leaves elliptic to oblanceolate, 14-35 cm long X 4-5 cm wide, sessile, bases clasping 1/2-4/5's around the stem, apex acute to aristate, glabrous; 2 longitudinal veins one each side of the blades, parallel in the outer 1/4 of the blade; pennate veins numerous, running obliquely towards the margin; tendrils longer than the leaf blade, 20-40 cm long, the pitcher-bearing ones always with a curl, glabrous. Pitchers dimorphic, glabrous, reddish-orange coloured; inferior pitchers long and thick, 15-18 cm high, shortly curved in from the hanging tendril, rounded at the base on the average tubulose, somewhat ventricose in the lower part, infundibuliform in the upper part, 3-5 cm wide in the ventricose part, 3-4 cm wide in the middle part, 2.5-4.0 cm wide around the mouth; mouth nearly round, oblique, curved in and acuminate towards the lid, or elongated into a neck 0.5-1.0 cm long; peristome strongly flattened, 2-3 mm wide in front, 10-12 mm wide at some distance from the lid, dark-reddish coloured; with 2 fringed wings over the whole length, the wings 1-2 mm wide, the fringe segments 1-1.5 mm long, 1-2 mm apart, sometimes lacking in the lower part; inner surface of the pitcher glandular in the lower 1/3 part; lid almost orbicular, subcordate, 4-5 cm long X 3-4 cm wide, flat, but the lower surface obtusely keeled in the basal part of the midrib, with scattered round rimmed glands, which are smaller and more numerous towards margin, larger and less numerous towards the keel; spur 1, 5-7 mm long; superior pitchers infundibuliform, 16-20 cm high. Male inflorescence raceme; pedicels 1-1.5 cm long, very angular and grooved, attenuate, nearly all with 1 flower (rarely 2-flowered), Tepals orbicular-elliptical, about 2 mm long. Staminal column about 2.5 mm long (including the anther) and situated in 1 whole and an apical group. This cultivar is probably the one with the best horticultural merit of the cultivars raised. It is large, has colourful pitchers, and shows fast growth form and strong habits. The colour contrast and soft morphological characters of the plant body of [Nepenthes ' Nagoya ' {Hort. ex Kusakabe}] were received from the paternal parent, [Nepenthes thorelii {Lecomte}] and the large quantitative characters were derived from the maternal parent, [Nepenthes * mixta {Hort.Veitch ex Mast.}]."

"Pitcher egg-shaped to pear-shaped, without the prom- inent neck, 4 inches or more high, lower half 2 inches in diameter, pale green flushed with pink, veins conspicuously pinkish toward the neck; pitcher wings 1/2 inch wide, with prominent reddish marginal hairs; lid never erect, purple-spotted on the under-side and flushed with purple on the upper, with a prominent green spur; rim green and corrugated. Leaves to extended pitcher 14-16 inches long; blade 3 inches broad, irregularly denticulate on the margins; petiole 2-3 inches long."

"The leaves are very dark green, lanceolate, 4 cm wide, 20 cm long, speckled maroon on the under surface. The lower pitchers are typical of [Nepenthes gracilis {Korth.}] with darker purple flecks which are cylindrical in shape, 6 cm in length, 1.5 cm wide. The small cylindrical peristome is green and purple in colour. The upper pitchers are remarkably larger than typical [Nepenthes gracilis {Korth.}], 12 cm in length, 3 cm in width, dark red to maroon turning almost brown with maturity. The lid is elliptical and wider than the mouth with maroon on both sur-faces. The mouth is orbicular and almost flat with a fine cylindrical peristome, green with occasional red stripes. The inner surface of the pitcher is green with red flecks. Two toothed wings are found on the full length of the pitcher. The ten-dril is 16 cm long. An unusual, vigorous plant that produces larger and darker coloured upper pitchers the taller it gets, being a feature opposite to most other [Nepenthes {L.}]. It grows well in lowland conditions and takes easily from cuttings."

"The general appearance of the cultivar is about mid-way between that of its parents. The shape of the pitcher resembles that of the seed parent. Stems are dark green and slightly tomentose. Leaves are petiolate, 45 cm long, 12 cm wide, dark green above and lighter below; tendrils are light green. Lower pitchers are 10 cm high, 5 cm wide, with two frilled wings 20 mm wide. Pitchers are heavily mottled red and green. The peristome is light green striped with reddish purple. The lid is about 2.5 cm long, 2 cm wide, light green above and mottled red below. At the junction of lid and peristome is an upright, unbranched spur. Upper pitchers have not yet formed nor has the cultivar flowered."

"I chose three outstanding clones, which were named [Nepenthes ' Marie ' {D'Amato}], [Nepenthes ' Frau Anna Babl ' {D'Amato}], and [Nepenthes ' Nora ' {D'Amato}]. All three of these clones are marked by bright red peristomes with white interior pitchers, the exteriors variably colored with pink blush to heavy streaks of purple."

"[Nepenthes ' Nora ' {D'Amato}] has streamlined lower pitchers which measure up to 18 cm (7 inches) in length. Its teardrop shaped peristome is deep red, very slightly fluted, and barely .6 cm (1/4 inch) wide. The interior of the pitcher is cream-colored. The heart-shaped lid is coarsely and irregularly shaped in outline, inflexed, and heavily streaked and spotted red. It becomes dark red where it meets the peristome. The wings are prominent and finely fringed. The pitcher body's exterior is a pale lime-yellow, flecked with dark red streaks, and suffused in lighter red along the upper part. The upper pitchers are unknown. (The second parent is) a plant of unknown parentage found at the botanical garden at Sens, France, by Marcel Lecoufle."

"One variety, named [Nepenthes ' Peter D'Amato ' {D'Amato}] by Bill Baumgartl, has smaller pitchers solidly colored blood red. Other clones have rather sizable pitchers with paler coloration."

"This bony-looking plant has long, thin leaves with skinny, skeletal pitchers dark maroon in color."

"[Nepenthes ' Remilly ' {Desloges}] has a large collar, spreading widely horizontally, as in [Nepenthes lanata {Lindl. ex Mast.}]. (...) A very handsome pitcher 24 centimeters long, 18 centimeters in circumfer-ence, broadly cylindric, dark green with many reddish purple streaks anastomosing to form a net-work, wings deep laciniate at the mouth. The opening of the throat broadly ovate acute, sur-rounded by a broad, spreading, reddish collar, deepest above, gradually narrowing below and marked by numerous uniform radiating ridges; lid ovate, oblong obtuse greenish spotted outside, slightly keeled on the inner surface and with relatively few glands."

"The distinctive pitchers are speckled pink and have large wings and a tall, vaulted peristome."

"While seedlings from the cross are typically lightly spotted, this cultivar is almost uniformly green. It largely resembles the seed parent, grows vigorously and produces many pitchers. Pitchers are larger than those of either parent and are accompanied by numerous short shoots. Stems are 1-1 1/2 cm in diameter. Leaves are 28 cm long, 6 cm wide, med. green and slightly whitish-orange tomentose. tendrils are 14-20 cm long and similarly tomentose. Pitchers are smooth, 15 cm tall, 8 cm wide, with two frilled wings. Pitchers are light green outside and light red inside; mouth is oblique, 5-6 cm in diameter. Peristome is 1 cm broad, light green with inner and outer edges red. Lid is oval-shaped and green in color flushed with red. The spur is unbranched and 1-1 1/2 cm long."

"Pitchers broad and deep, dark-red in colour; habit robust."

"Pitchers pear-shaped, dark blood-red when young, lighter in age, sparsely green-mottled, 4 inches long, 2 inches wide at base, 2 1/2 inches wide above; pitcher wings prominent, green, mottled reddish-purple, 1/4-1/2 inch broad; marginal spines prominent;rim deep purplish-red toward lid; lid green-spotted and splashed with purple. Leaves 18-22 inches long, blades 2-3 inches wide."

"(...) particularly [Nepenthes ' Remilly ' {Desloges}] and [Nepenthes ' Sanglant ' {Desloges}] have a reddish colouring which comes from the male plant. They were raised (...) from a cross between [Nepenthes curtisii {Mast.} var.superba {Hort.Veitch ex Marshall}], fer-tilised by the pollen of [Nepenthes northiana {Hook.f.} var.pulchra {Desloges}], a beautiful variety of [Nepenthes northiana {Hook.f.}]. The point of interest is that most of the seedlings have greenish pitchers, whilst few are reddish. The brown spotted , greenish pitchers are generally of a clearer shade than [Nepenthes curtisii {Mast.} var.superba {Hort.Veitch ex Marshall}] or [Nepenthes northiana {Hook.f.}]."

"Ascidia fusco-rubra, maculis magnis brunneo-purpureis dispersa; peristomium pellucido-rubrum."

"All of the offspring were similar to their attractive parents, but even more richly colored."

"[Nepenthes ' Scarlet Splash ' {Hinkson}] is a variegated hybrid. From its appearance, I think it is probably a clone of [Nepenthes * coccinea {Hort.Williams ex Mast.}], [[[Nepenthes rafflesiana {Jack}] * [Nepenthes ampullaria {Jack}]] * [Nepenthes mirabilis {(Lour.) Druce}]]. It is distinguished by its yellow variegated foliage. The pattern of variegation appears mostly as longitudinal stripes centered along the leaf- blade midrib (see Figure 1). The dark green leaves, decorated with patterns of pale green and light yellow variegation are striking, especially when red highlights also appear in the leaves. The pitcher lids and parts of the pitcher body may also be variegated. [Nepenthes ' Scarlet Splash ' {Hinkson}] has scarlet pitchers which measure 10 cm long on average (4 inches), and have a deltoid, red and green striped peristome which is about 1.2 cm (0.5 inch) wide (see Figure 2). The oval lid is slightly domed with a small keel."

"This plant is a climbing vine similar in growth to [Nepenthes tobaica {Danser}] but larger in all respects. Leaves are sessile to partly decurrent, leathery, 20 cm long and 3 cm wide. Stems are singular, almost square in cross section. In high light leaves assume maroon colour. Lower pitchers are purple maroon in colour, to 20 cm in length, 5 cm in width, tubular with lower third ovate. Spur undivided. Wings, two toothed as in [Nepenthes tobaica {Danser}]. The mouth is teardrop shaped, angled, the peristome dark purple in colour, and as with [Nepenthes sanguinea {Lindl.}] devoid of distinct teeth on the inner margin. The inner surface of the throat is mottled with light red and green. The lid is elliptical, dark purple in colour. Upper pitchers are like those of [Nepenthes tobaica {Danser}], square fronted with toothed wings absent. The mouth becomes more square in shape, the peristome finer in detail. The colour becomes lighter mottled with yellow and green all over. The leaves are lanceolate to 20 cm long, dark green in colour. This hybrid prefers cooler tempera-tures, thriving in highland conditions. It is a difficult plant to propagate by cuttings."

"Giant plants are known from Sabah, Malaysia, and another from Malaysia is nicknamed [Nepenthes ' Singapore Giant ' {D'Amato}]."

"It was raised as a cross out of [Nepenthes * mixta {Hort.Veitch ex Mast.}] * [Nepenthes * dicksoniana {Lindsay ex Mast.}], (...). The general appearance of the pitcher is shown in our illustration (fig.76, p.257), the colour of the spots being purplish-brown on a green ground. As shown, it is larger than either of its parents. The finely ribbed rim is sometimes undulate, as in [Nepenthes * mixta {Hort.Veitch ex Mast.}]; the wings have a fringe of fine brownish hairs, and the lid has not only the ordinary long, slender spur at the back, but also the hump-like process which is characteristic of [Nepenthes curtisii {Mast.}](...)."

"[Nepenthes ' Superba ' {Hort. ex Bonst.}] und [Nepenthes ' Sanguinea ' {Hort.Veitch ex Mast.}] haben staerkere Zeichnung, sind jedoch sonst sehr aehnlich."

"Sex not yet identified. Stems climbing, the section with adult leaves cylindrical, 5-10 mm in diameter, glabrous. Leaves elliptic to oblanceolate, 15-18 cm long X 5-6 cm wide, with petiole 2-3 cm long, sometimes sessile, bases clasping 1/2 to completely around the stem, apex acute to aristate, 4 longitudinal veins on each side of the blades, parallel in the outer 1/3 of the blade, glabrous; pennate veins numerous, running obliquely towards the margin, leaf margin entire; tendrils the same size or shorter than the leaf, pitcher-bearing ones always with a curl, glabrous. Pitchers dimorphic, glabrous, grayish light-green coloured, with numerous red coloured spots in the middle to the upper part of the outer surface; inferior pitchers short and narrow, 6-8 cm high, shortly curved in from the hanging tendril, rounded at the base on the average tubulous, somewhat ventricose in the lower part, infundibuliform in the upper part, 2-3 cm wide in the ventricose part, 2.0-2.5 cm wide in the middle, 1.5-2.0 cm wide around the mouth; mouth nearly round, oblique, curved in and acuminate towards the lid, or elongated into a neck 0.5-1.0 cm long; peristome incurved, 0.5-1.5 mm wide in front, 2-3 mm wide at some distance from the lid, dark red coloured; with 2 fringed wings over the whole length, the wings 2-3 mm wide, the fringe segments 2.0-2.5 mm long, shorter in the lower part of the wings, lower in the middle to upper part of the wings, about 1.0 mm apart; inner surface of the pitcher glandular in the lower 1/2; lid almost orbicular, subcordate, lid apex retuse, lid margin entire, glabrous, 1.5-2.0 cm long X 1.2-1.5 cm wide, flat, but the lower surface obtusely keeled in the basal part of the midrib, with scattered round rimmed nectar glands; spur 1, 3-4 mm long; superior pitchers infundibuliform, 6-7 cm high. Although [Nepenthes ' Suzue Kondo ' {Kusakabe ex J. & P.Pietropaolo}] and [Nepenthes ' Nagoya ' {Hort. ex Kusakabe}] were obtained from the same parentage, they are quite different from each other. [Nepenthes ' Suzue Kondo ' {Kusakabe ex J. & P.Pietropaolo}] resembles morphologically the maternal parent, [Nepenthes * mixta {Hort.Veitch ex Mast.}], small quantitative characters in this cultivar might be due to the paternal parent, [Nepenthes thorelii {Lecomte}]. [Nepenthes ' Suzue Kondo ' {Kusakabe ex J. & P.Pietropaolo}] grows slowly but is very vigorous, and carries sufficient horticultural merit. This cultivar was introduced to a horticulturist in southern California in 1974, and it is expected to be propagated and dispersed to many growers in the world."

"Sex not yet identified. Stem climbing, the section with adult leaves cylindrical, 0.5-1.0 cm in diameter, glabrous. Leaves elliptic to oblanceolate, 20-25 cm long X 4.0-5.5 cm wide, petiole 3-4 cm long, bases clasping 1/3-1/2's around the stem, apex acute to aristate, glabrous, 3 longitudinal veins on each side of the blades, parallel in the outer 1/2 of the blade; pennate veins numerous, running obliquely towards the margin from the midrib, leaf margin entire; tendrils the same size or shorter than the leaf blade, pitcher-bearing ones always with a curl, glabrous. Pitchers dimorphic, glabrous, yellowish light brown coloured, with numerous dark brown coloured spots in the whole part of the outer surface; inferior pitchers shortly incurved in from the tendril, short- ellipsoidal, well developed ones about 7 cm high, 5.5-6.0 cm wide, width under the mouth shorter than that of the widest middle part of the pitcher, with 2 fringed wings over the whole length, the wings 0.7-1.2 cm wide, the lower part wider than the upper part, the fringe segments filiform, 0.2-1.0 cm long, about 1.0 mm apart, sometimes absent in the lower part; mouth very oblique, curved in towards the lid, almost vertical near the lid and elongated into a short neck; peristome cylindrical up to 2.5 mm wide, light brown coloured, sometimes 6-10 dark brown coloured stripes; inner surface of the pitcher glandular in the lower 1/3; lid almost orbucular (sic!), about 3 cm long X about 1.7 cm wide, flat, yellowish light brown coloured, with scattered round rimmed numerous nectar glands, spur 1, filiform to a little flattened filiform, dark brown coloured, about 6 mm long: superior pitchers infundibuliform, about 10 cm high. The maternal parent plant, [Nepenthes ' St. Louis ' {G.H.Pring}], is a back-cross hybrid of [Nepenthes * chelsonii {Hort.Veitch ex Mast.}] to the male plant, [Nepenthes * dominiana {Veitch}]. The 4/7 portion of the hybrid influence in [Nepenthes ' Tokuyoshi Kondo ' {Kusakabe ex J. & P.Pietropaolo}] was given by [Nepenthes rafflesiana {Jack}] according to the parentage combinations. Indeed, this cultivar resembles [Nepenthes rafflesiana {Jack}] both morphologically and quantitatively. [Nepenthes ' Tokuyoshi Kondo ' {Kusakabe ex J. & P.Pietropaolo}] was bred for the distinct characteristic of the egg-shaped pitcher. It is quite vigorous in a regular orchid greenhouse, and has high horticultural merit."

"Of the parentage of [Nepenthes ' Ville de Rouen ' {Hort.M.Lecoufle ex Kusakabe}], I am unsure. The pitchers are pale green suffused with pink and literally streaked in red. The peristome is deep red."