Nepenthes cornuta
A pitcher plant described in 2014 from the Pantaron Range in central Mindanao, Philippines. It grows at about 1000 m and is named for the horn-like shape of its upper pitchers. It belongs to the N. alata group and is closely related to N. ceciliae and N. copelandii. It is an intermediate grower: warm days, mild nights, high humidity and bright filtered light.
Where it grows wild
A terrestrial pitcher plant reported from ultramafic, nutrient-poor soils in the mid-elevation forests of the Pantaron Range, one of Mindanao's last large blocks of old-growth forest. Rosettes form lower pitchers, and climbing stems form upper pitchers that ants may colonise. Its detailed microhabitat, including how open the vegetation is, is poorly documented.
Known from around 1000 m, which in cultivation terms makes it an intermediate highland/lowland species.
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