Nepenthes mantalingajanensis
A compact highland pitcher plant known only from the summit area of Mount Mantalingajan, the highest peak on Palawan in the Philippines. It grows at 1700–2085 m in upper montane forest and wind-clipped summit scrub. It forms rosettes or short upright stems and often flowers when under 25 cm tall. In cultivation it is a true highlander: it needs cool nights, high humidity and bright light.
Where it grows wild
It grows in upper montane forest and in stunted, wind-sheared summit scrub, where the canopy rarely tops 80 cm. The plants form compact rosettes or upright stems 30–60 cm tall, with no climbing stems or upper pitchers seen in the wild. It is related to the N. villosa group, which grows on ultramafic soils, but the soil at its own site is not documented in the sources used here.
It grows at 1700–2085 m (the summit). The two GBIF records map to 478 m and 1376 m, well below the known range, so the measured climate is too warm.
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