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Carnivorous Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Nepenthes ramos

A scrambling pitcher plant of the Nepenthes alata group from Mindanao in the southern Philippines, described in 2013 from specimens collected in 1919 at about 670 m. It probably grows in forest on ultramafic soils and may be the most widespread alata-group species on Mindanao. Very little is published on its ecology, so grow it as a typical intermediate alata-group Nepenthes.

Nepenthes ramos
Photo: Thomas Gronemeyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

The type collection came from forest at about 670 m in north-eastern Mindanao, probably on ultramafic soils. Plants matching the species have since been reported from Bukidnon, Davao Oriental and Surigao and from an isolated mountain on a nearby island. Like its relatives it scrambles through low vegetation and forest edges, forming lower pitchers at ground level and upper pitchers on climbing stems.

The only published elevation is about 670 m for the 1919 type specimens. Its relatives in the alata group span roughly 500–1,900 m, so treat it as an intermediate grower.

Philippines (Mindanao)

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.