Nepenthes alata翼状猪笼草在菲律宾十分常见，它的容易栽培，在国外已很常见。他有许多漂亮的变种，有四种不同的变种分别生长在Mount Guisguis和Zambales地区山坡上。翼状猪笼草生长在海拔800~2400米的森林中的水苔上。的笼子大小约3~5吋.有着球茎状的根部。
能够忍受在湿度较低的环境之下生长，同时也可以生长在温暖或者是温度较低的温室中，或是有阳光照射的窗边。 在海拔较低的环境栽种时，需要种植在温暖及潮湿的地方，介质需要较为干燥。
分类学翼状猪笼草形态上很接近与其他的一些猪笼草，如柯普兰猪笼草（N. copelandii）、民答那峨岛猪笼草 （N. mindanaoensis）、菲律宾猪笼草 （N. philippinensis）和萨兰加尼猪笼草（N. saranganiensis）。来自苏门答腊（Sumatra）的真穗猪笼草（N. eustachya）曾一度被认为是翼状猪笼草的一个变种，但其实这两种猪笼草并没有近亲关系。
翼状猪笼草和真穗猪笼草（N. eustachya）的形态区别形态特征
翼状猪笼草
真穗猪笼草
叶片
披针形至卵形
披针形
叶尖
缩成尖状
呈盾形
叶柄
宽的两个脊
几乎没有脊
毛被
红色或白色的绒毛
没有
捕虫笼形状
整个捕虫笼上部和下部宽窄变化不大，
在与笼蔓衔接处紧缩
角状，在与笼蔓衔接处渐渐缩小
种下分类N. alata f. variegata Hort. ex P.Mann (1996) nom.nud.
N. alata var. bifloraMacfarl. (1908)
N. alata var. ecristataMacfarl. (1908)N. alata var. boschiana
自然杂交种N. alata × N. burkei
N. alata × N. merrilliana[=N. × merrilliata]
? (N. alata × N. merrilliana) ×N. mirabilis[=N. × tsangoya]
N. alata × N. mindanaoensis
N. alata × N. mirabilis[=N. × mirabilata]
N. alata × N. petiolata
N. alata × N. truncata[=N. × truncalata]
N. alata × N. ventricosa[=N. × ventrata]
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