Terrestrial climber to 2-3 m tall. Climbing stems terete or slightly 2-ridged, 2-3 mm diam., internodes (2-)2.5-3 cm; stems of short shoots and rosettes not seen. Leaves chartaceous, sessile; rosette leaves linear or highly reduced, those of climbing stems narrowly oblong-ligulate or narrowly oblanceolate, 8.5-12 by 1.2-1.8(-3) cm, apex acute, inconspicuously peltate, base slightly attenuate, clasping the stem by 1/3-1/2 its circumference, decurrent as very low ridges to the node below or ridges absent. Longitudinal nerves 1(-3) on each side of the midrib, about a third the distance from the margin, inconspicuous. Pennate nerves patent, soon branching, inconspicuous. Lower pitchers reported as globose. Upper pitchers shortly cylindrical to slightly infundibuliform, 7.4-14 by 2-3 cm, with two non-fringed wings 5-10 mm wide; mouth oblique, slightly concave, suborbicular; peristome cylindrical, 1-1.25(-2.5) mm diam., with indistinct ribs 0.1 mm high, 0.25-0.5 mm apart, outer edge entire, inner edge lacking teeth; lid orbicular, slightly broader than long, 2.7-2.8 by 2.6-3.1 cm, apex rounded to truncate, base truncate, venation palmate, the midrib branching and anastomosing with the lateral nerves c. 1 cm below the apex; lower surface lacking appendages, nectar glands scattered, inconspicuous, raised, bordered, circular pits 0.1-0.2 mm diam.; spur simple, slightly flattened, 5 by 0.5 mm, apex rounded. Male inflorescence racemose c. 20 by 1.5 cm; peduncle 7 cm long, 0.3 cm diam. at base; partial peduncles 1-flowered, c. 55; bracts absent; pedicels patent, 4-5(-8) mm long; tepals oblong, 2.5-3 by 1 mm, apex obtuse-rounded; androphore (1.5-)2 mm long; anther head 1-1.5 by 1.5 mm. Fruit unknown. Seed unknown. Indumentum absent from all parts except the spur and inflorescence; spur and rhachis to lower surface of tepals and lower half of androphore sparsely sericeous with white simple hairs 0.2 mm long. Colour of pitchers white with a few vertical red stripes; flowers red-green.
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