Nepenthes lamii
A New Guinea pitcher plant that grows higher than any other Nepenthes, from about 1460 m to 3520 m in the central ranges of Papua. It grows in mossy forest, open scrub, heath and grassland, often in strong or direct sun. In cultivation it is an ultra-highlander that needs cool nights and bright light.
Where it grows wild
At lower elevations it grows in mossy forest, regrowth, open scrub and stunted montane forest, both on the ground and as an epiphyte, often in strong or direct sunlight. Higher up it grows among montane scrub, grasses and heath and on open, sparsely vegetated sites. There the plants become progressively more stunted and grow on the ground. Exposed summit sites are very windy.
Recorded from about 1460 to 3520 m, the highest of any Nepenthes. The two measured sites sit at about 1340 and 1640 m, at the bottom of that range.
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