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Carnivorous Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Nepenthes abgracilis

Pitcher plant

A climbing pitcher plant known only from forested submontane ridges in the former Surigao Province of north-eastern Mindanao, described in 2013 and assessed as Critically Endangered. Its upper pitchers are slender and subcylindrical, about 16 cm tall, with a narrow, finely ribbed peristome, and it belongs to the small N. micramphora group. Almost nothing is published about its ecology or cultivation, so treat it as a warm-intermediate, ultramafic-ridge Nepenthes: bright light, warm days, mild nights and constant humidity.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial climber that scrambles for several metres through vegetation on forested submontane ridges, probably over ultramafic (nickel- and magnesium-rich) soils like other Surigao Nepenthes. It is also reported from Mount Legaspi. Ridge-top forest of this kind is low and open, so plants get bright broken light and a lot of air movement.

The type was collected at about 670 m. No GBIF records exist, and the single climate site used for the measurements is a near-sea-level point (9 m) that does not match the known locality.

Philippines (Mindanao)

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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