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Nepenthes halmahera

A lowland tropical pitcher plant described in 2015 from Halmahera in the North Moluccas, Indonesia, where it grows in open, often disturbed places on ultramafic (nickel-rich) soils. Treat it as a hot, bright, humid lowlander: warm nights all year, strong light and a lean, airy mineral-rich mix.

Nepenthes halmahera
Photo: François MEY, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Open ground on ultramafic substrates: ridges, slopes, tracks, burnt areas and regenerating or degraded lowland ultrabasic rainforest. Herbarium labels repeatedly note it growing in the open, and on the ground in disturbed forest.

Recorded from 10 to about 760 m, with most records below about 400 m.

Indonesia: Halmahera (North Maluku)

🔒 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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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 CC BY 3.0 licence, unmodified.