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Nepenthes philippinensis

Nepenthes philippinensis
Photo: Attenboroughii at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0

Nepenthes philippinensis is a tropical pitcher plant, a climbing vine native to Palawan and nearby islands in the Philippines. It needs humid, warm conditions and bright light to form its traps.

Family
Nepenthaceae (Pitcher-plant family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the medium constantly moist but not soggy, using rainwater or distilled water.
Soil
Sphagnum moss or a mix of sphagnum with perlite or orchid bark, with no lime.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Philippines (Palawan)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Nepenthes philippinensis is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines. It is known from Palawan and the neighbouring Calamian Islands (including Busuanga, Coron, and Culion) and Linapacan, where it grows at 0–600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level.

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 philippinensis 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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