Family: Nepenthaceae. This carnivorous plant features a distinctive wide, striped peristome used to trap insects. It requires low-mineral water (distilled, reverse osmosis, or rain water) and high humidity to thrive.

Nepenthes veitchii is highly prized by collectors for its unique epiphytic habit, as it naturally grows in the branches of trees rather than on the forest floor. Its most distinctive feature is the wide, flared peristome—the "lip" of the pitcher—which often develops a strikingly patterned, colorful appearance as the plant matures.