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Heliamphora folliculata
A carnivorous pitcher plant from the Aparaman tepuis of Venezuela, a species in the genus Heliamphora. It is grown in cultivation as a boggy, moisture-loving plant that needs cool, wet, bright conditions.
Heliamphora folliculata (Latin: folliculatus = having follicles) is a species of Marsh Pitcher Plant endemic to the Aparaman group of tepuis in Venezuela. It grows on all four mountains: Aparaman Tepui, Murosipan Tepui, Tereke Tepui and Kamakeiwaran Tepui.
The nectar spoon of this species, which bears giant extrafloral nectaries within its internal chamber, may have evolved to prevent rain from washing away the energetically costly nectar produced by the plant.
Heliamphora arenicola · Pico Da Neblina Marsh Pitcher · Chimantá Massif Marsh Pitcher · Heliamphora ciliata · Heliamphora collina · Heliamphora elongata · Chimantá Aprada Marsh Pitcher · Heliamphora glabra · Heliamphora heterodoxa · Cerro Neblina Marsh Pitcher · Huber's Marsh Pitcher · Heliamphora ionasii
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Heliamphora folliculata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
