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Nepenthes longiptera

Nepenthes longiptera
Photo: Victoriano, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nepenthes longiptera is a tropical pitcher plant, a climbing vine native to Aceh in northern Sumatra. It is recognised by the wings on its upper pitchers and is grown by carnivorous plant enthusiasts in warm, humid conditions.

Family
Nepenthaceae (Pitcher-plant family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the medium constantly moist with rainwater or distilled water; never let it dry out completely.
Soil
Free-draining mix of sphagnum moss and perlite or orchid bark, low in mineral nutrients.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. Sumatera
Climate
wet tropical

About

Nepenthes longiptera is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the province of Aceh in the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Nepenthes longiptera differs from all other Nepenthes species from Sumatra by the presence of wings on its upper pitchers. Morphologically, this species closely resembled N. tobaica, but differs on its much larger habit, the well-developed wings of its upper pitchers, the rhomboid-shaped cross-section of the stem, and the presence of appendage under the lid.

The presence of putative hybrid with sympatric species was also recorded.

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 andamana · Nepenthes angasanensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nepenthes longiptera 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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