Heliamphora tatei
A highland sun pitcher from the tepuis of southern Venezuela: Cerro Duida, Cerro Marahuaka and Cerro Huachamacari. Unusually for the genus it forms upright stems, and its pitchers are among the tallest in Heliamphora, often over 50 cm. It is one of the few species known to produce both digestive enzymes and wax scales for catching prey.
Where it grows wild
It grows on the high, very wet tepui summits and upper slopes, among shrubs and low scrub on waterlogged, nutrient-poor peaty ground. The stems lean on or push through the surrounding vegetation, so the pitchers sit in bright light partly broken by neighbouring shrubs. Details of the exact microhabitat are thinly published.
Highland. Literature gives about 1700–2400 m. The GBIF records have a median of 1800 m and a maximum of 2465 m; the lowest values are almost certainly georeferencing errors.
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