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

Nepenthes ceciliae

A highland pitcher plant of the Nepenthes alata group, known only from Mount Kiamo in Bukidnon, Mindanao, where it grows at 1500–1880 m. It was described in 2011 and is still poorly documented, so its care is inferred from its elevation and from related highland Philippine species. Grow it as a highland Nepenthes: bright light, cool nights, high humidity and an open, constantly moist medium.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Montane forest on Mount Kiamo in northern Mindanao. Like other alata-group species it forms rosettes that later climb or scramble, producing lower pitchers near the ground and upper pitchers, widest near the base, on climbing stems. Natural hybrids with N. pulchra are recorded. Detailed microhabitat notes are not available.

Recorded at 1500–1880 m above sea level; very few GBIF records carry an elevation.

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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.