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Nepenthes andamana

Nepenthes andamana
Photo: Marcello Catalano, CC BY-SA 3.0

Nepenthes andamana is a climbing tropical pitcher plant from coastal Thailand, growing near sea level in open savannah. It needs bright light, humid conditions and a lean, free-draining, sandy growing medium.

Family
Nepenthaceae (Pitcher-plant family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Bright indirect, Full sun
Water
Keep the medium constantly moist, using rainwater or distilled water, and never let it dry out completely.
Soil
Lean, free-draining mix such as sphagnum moss with perlite or sand; no added fertiliser.
Temperature
20–35 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Pen. Thailand
Climate
wet tropical

About

Nepenthes andamana is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Phang Nga Province, Thailand, where it grows near sea level in coastal savannah and grassland. It is thought to be most closely related to N. suratensis.

The specific epithet andamana refers to the Andaman Sea coast of Thailand.

Where it grows

Nepenthes andamana is endemic to the coastal regions of Phang Nga Province, Thailand. It grows terrestrially in sandy soil from sea level to 50 m altitude. Its typical habitat is open savannah and grassland.

Other Nepenthes plants

Nepenthes abalata · Nepenthes abgracilis · Nepenthes adnata · Nepenthes aenigma · Nepenthes alata · Nepenthes alba · Nepenthes albomarginata · Nepenthes alfredoi · Nepenthes alzapan · Flask-Shaped Pitcher-Plant · Nepenthes angasanensis · Nepenthes appendiculata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nepenthes andamana 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.

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