"Nepenthes rajah" has been a well known and highly sought after species for over a century and, as a result, there are many stories woven around this plant. One such example is the famous legend that "N. rajah" grows exclusively in the spray zones of waterfalls, on ultramafic soils. Although the latter is true, "N. rajah" is certainly not found solely in the spray zones of waterfalls and this statement seems to have little basis in fact. It is likely this misconception was popularised by Shigeo Kurata's 1976 book "Nepenthes of Mount Kinabalu", in which he states that ""N. rajah" is rather fond of wet places like swamps or the surroundings of a waterfall".