Nepenthes samar

A tropical pitcher plant described in 2013 and known only from Samar Island in the eastern Philippines. It is closely allied to Nepenthes merrilliana. Almost nothing about its habitat has been published in open sources, so this profile infers lowland-to-intermediate conditions from Samar's hot, very wet climate and from its relative's ecology. Treat all numbers as provisional.

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

Only known from Samar, an island of low mountains and rainforest. Its close relative N. merrilliana grows in forest on steep slopes from near sea level to about 1,100 m, and N. samar probably occupies similar forest or forest-edge habitat, but this is not confirmed.

No elevation found in open sources. Samar's mountains rise only to about 850 m, so the species is at most a lowland-to-submontane plant.

Philippines (Samar)

🔒 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.