Nepenthes epiphytica

A Bornean pitcher plant of the N. maxima complex, formerly treated as a form of N. fusca and described as a species in 2011. As its name says, it grows as an epiphyte, known only from Berau and East Kutai in East Kalimantan at about 1000 m. Grow it as an intermediate to highland Nepenthes, mounted or in a very airy mix, with humid air and a night drop.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte on trees in forest at about 1000 m in East Kalimantan. Detailed habitat notes were not found; related N. fusca grows in mossy montane forest on branches and trunks.

Recorded at about 1000 m, intermediate between lowland and highland conditions.

Borneo (East Kalimantan, Indonesia)

🔒 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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