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Nepenthes stenophylla

Nepenthes stenophylla
Photo: JeremiahsCPs, CC BY-SA 3.0

Nepenthes stenophylla is a tropical pitcher plant from the mountains of Borneo, grown for its funnel-shaped pitchers up to 25 cm tall. It needs warm, humid, bright conditions and cool nights to thrive.

Family
Nepenthaceae (Pitcher-plant family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the medium constantly moist with rainwater or distilled water, never letting it dry out completely.
Soil
Lightly mixed, free-draining medium such as sphagnum moss with perlite or orchid bark.
Temperature
Warm days around 20–28 °C with cooler nights around 12–18 °C; protect below 10 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
Borneo
Climate
wet tropical

About

Nepenthes stenophylla , or the narrow-leaved pitcher-plant, is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Borneo and occurs at elevations of 900–2,100 m (3,000–7,000 ft). The species produces attractive funnel-shaped pitchers up to 25 cm high. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Nepenthes stenophylla belongs to the loosely defined "N. maxima complex", which also includes, among other species, N. boschiana, N. chaniana, N. epiphytica, N. eymae, N. faizaliana, N. fusca, N. klossii, N. maxima, N. platychila, and N. vogelii.

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 stenophylla 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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