Heliamphora ionasi
A highland sun pitcher from Ilu-tepui in the Gran Sabana of Venezuela. It has the largest pitchers in the genus, up to about 50 cm tall, and grows in open, boggy summit and saddle vegetation at about 2,300–2,400 m. It needs cool, very humid conditions, a clear night drop, strong light and a constantly moist but well-drained sphagnum medium.
Where it grows wild
Collections come from the cumbre slopes and the saddle between the North Peak and Central Plateau of Ilu-tepui, and from west-facing slopes below the escarpment. It is thought to be endemic to the plateau between Ilu-tepui and Tramen-tepui. Like other highland sun pitchers, it grows in open, wet, peaty shrubland and bog on sandstone, exposed to sun and frequent cloud and rain.
Wild collections are at about 2,290–2,400 m, on the slopes and saddle of Ilu-tepui.
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