Nepenthes mollis

A poorly known highland pitcher plant from Kalimantan, collected only once, on Mount Kemul at about 1800 m, and not found in the wild again since. The name has also been used for plants from Mount Murud and nearby peaks that are now treated as N. hurrelliana, so plants sold under this name need checking. Care here follows other Bornean highland species and the measured Mount Murud climate.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

The only collection came from dense forest on a steep slope, probably mossy montane forest. It was growing on the ground as a climbing plant, not as an epiphyte. Nothing else is recorded about its habitat.

The type was collected at about 1800 m on Mount Kemul. Most of the measured records sit at about 2170 m on Mount Murud, and they probably belong to N. hurrelliana.

Kalimantan

🔒 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.