 The species is characterised by its large and distinctive bell-shaped lower and upper pitchers and narrow, upright lid.The type specimen of "N. attenboroughii" was collected on the summit of Mount Victoria, an ultramafic mountain in central Palawan, the Philippines.In May 2010, the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University selected "N. attenboroughii" as one of the "top 10 new species described in 2009".