Heliamphora uncinata
A sun pitcher known only from a narrow canyon on Amurí-tepui in the Chimantá Massif of Venezuela, at about 1850 m, where it grows on shady sandstone cliff faces in humus pockets and cracks. Its pitchers are 25–35 cm long with a circular mouth whose back rises into the lid. It is unusual in the genus for its shaded, cliff-dwelling habit, which it shares with its close relative H. exappendiculata.
Where it grows wild
A clump-forming pitcher plant rooted in humus pockets and crevices on sandstone cliff faces in a narrow, shaded canyon. The canyon setting implies cooler, damper and more sheltered air than the open summit plateau, with seepage keeping the humus wet.
About 1850 m on Amurí-tepui, an intermediate altitude for the genus. No wild GBIF records were usable for measurement.
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