Nepenthes gantungensis
A highland pitcher plant known only from the summit area of Mount Gantung in southern Palawan, Philippines, at about 1600–1784 m. It grows in stunted montane scrub and among boulders just below the summit, forming compact rosettes where exposed and long vines in shade. Treat it as a highland species with cool nights, bright light and high humidity.
Where it grows wild
Terrestrial in sheltered scrub among boulders just below the summit, in stunted montane scrub on the summit ridge, and in shrubby montane forest from about 1600 m. Exposed plants stay as compact rosettes, while plants in shade become etiolated vines that climb to canopy height; stems reach about 4 m. Bamboo competition suppresses it in shaded places. Only a single population of several hundred plants is known, and it is listed as Vulnerable.
1600–1784 m, most abundant above 1650 m. There are no usable wild records, so the measured climate comes from a single lowland point at 9 m and is far too warm for this species.
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