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Nepenthes neoguineensis

Nepenthes neoguineensis
Photo: Alfindra Primaldhi, CC BY 2.0

Nepenthes neoguineensis is a climbing tropical pitcher plant from New Guinea, grown mainly by carnivorous plant enthusiasts for its trap-like pitchers. It needs warm, humid conditions and bright light to thrive.

Family
Nepenthaceae (Pitcher-plant family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil or medium constantly moist, using rainwater or distilled water as Nepenthes are sensitive to minerals.
Soil
Free-draining mix of sphagnum moss and perlite or orchid bark.
Temperature
20–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
New Guinea
Climate
wet tropical

About

Nepenthes neoguineensis is a tropical pitcher plant native to the island of New Guinea, after which it is named.

Where it grows

Nepenthes neoguineensis is native to New Guinea and the nearby D'Entrecasteaux Islands, and may also occur on Misool (see N. sp. Misool). The species is relatively widespread in New Guinea, ranging across the entire length of the island and occurring in both Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian portion of the island (Western New Guinea). As such, its conservation status is listed as Least Concern on the 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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 neoguineensis 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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