Pitcher Plant - Nepenthes attenboroughii

Named after Sir David Nepenthes Attenborough, but not discovered by him.
It was discovered in the early 2000s by local hunters who went up the mountain to rescue Missionaries who were reported lost up in the mountain. Coming down from the Mountain after the rescue, they reported seeing 'huge sized cup looking' plants. This lead to an expedition to look for them in 2007 with a few of the same hunters guiding up the same mountain, and found it again. The species was officially described and named in 2009.

This new species received lots of publicity as it was named after Sir David Nepenthes Attenborough, but also partly due to the 'overhyped' claim that it is a 'giant rat eating carnivorous plant' as the researcher found a dead shrew, not a giant rat inside the pitcher. They don't believe the pitcher plant ate the shrew but it was more of the shrew accidentally fell into the pitcher and couldn't escape. Despite the infos and facts available in the scientific paper, news outlets still 'sensationalise' the situation even mentioning to use it to 'control rat population' lol

Listed as Critically Endangered as can only be found in very few mountains on the Island.