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Nepenthes glandulifera

A highland pitcher plant known only from the Hose Mountains of central Sarawak, Borneo. It is named for the dense black nectar glands on its stems, leaf bases and pitchers, and it is densely hairy and close to N. pilosa. It grows terrestrially in mossy ridge-top forest above 1500 m, so it needs cool nights and saturated air.

Nepenthes glandulifera
Photo: JeremiahsCPs at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Found growing terrestrially in mossy forest ridge-top vegetation. Ridge tops in the Hose Mountains are dacite rock with stunted, moss-laden forest, and the only similar high range is about 110 km away.

Recorded above 1500 m. The range reaches 2028 m at Bukit Batu, and it probably occurs higher than the expeditions reached.

Sarawak, Borneo (Hose Mountains)

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✓ 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.