Description
Nepenthes aristolochioides is a climbing plant. The stem, which may be branched, is terete and grows to 8 m in length and 5 mm in diameter. Internodes are cylindrical to obtusely angular in cross section and up to 15 cm long. Axillary buds are notably conspicuous in this species and are located 1.5–7 mm above the leaf axils.
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