美林猪笼草

美林猪笼草（学名：**'）是菲律宾特有的热带食虫植物。其捕虫笼的大小可与马来王猪笼草媲美，是猪笼草属中捕虫笼最大的猪笼草之一。

美林猪笼草原产于棉兰老岛中北部和迪纳加特岛附近。还不确定是否存在于棉兰老岛南部。，海拔为0至1100米。

美林猪笼草与苏里高猪笼草之间存在着密切的近缘关系，在很长一段时间内都被认为是该物种的同物异名。

自然杂交种
*N. alata × N. merrilliana [=N. × merrilliata]
? (N. alata × N. merrilliana) × N. mirabilis [=N. × tsangoya*]
*N. bellii × N. merrilliana
*N. merrilliana × N. mindanaoensis
*N. merrilliana × N. mirabilis

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扩展阅读

• 食虫植物照片搜寻引擎中[http://www.cpphotofinder.com/nepenthes-merrilliana-117.html 美林猪笼草的照片]