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Heliamphora
The genus Heliamphora (Greek: helos = marsh, amphoreus = amphora) contains 16 species of pitcher plants native to South America. The species are collectively known as sun pitchers, based on the mistaken notion that the heli of Heliamphora is from the Greek helios, meaning "sun".
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