Nepenthes fractiflexa
A highland pitcher plant from Borneo, described in 2020, named for its vining stems that zig-zag alternately at each node. It is smaller than its closest relative N. mollis and unusual in the genus for producing many secondary stems and for flowering from the middle of the internode. It grows in ridge forest at 1,400–2,150 m, so it needs cool nights, high humidity and moderate light like other Bornean highlanders.
Where it grows wild
Ridge forest on Bornean mountains, growing both terrestrially and as an epiphyte. Ridge-top montane forest at this altitude is typically mossy, frequently in cloud, with moss-covered trunks and a thin, peaty soil.
Recorded at 1,400–2,150 m, which places it firmly in the highland climate zone used by Nepenthes growers.
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