Nepenthes samar is described from the island of Samar in the Visayas of the Philippines. Similar to N. merrilliana of Mindanao, it is distinguished on foliar and floral characteristics and assessed as Critically Endangered using the IUCN 2001 standard.

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Cheek, M., & Jebb, M. (2013). Nepenthes samar (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Samar, Philippines. Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, 58(1), 82–84.