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

Nepenthes saranganiensis

A Mindanao pitcher plant of the N. alata group, named for Sarangani in the south of the island and described by Kurata in 2003. According to the comparison in Cheek and Jebb (2013) it is a terrestrial shrub of open, shrubby ground at about 700–800 m, with winged stems, extremely decurrent leaf bases and fairly uniform pitchers. Information on it is thin; grow it as an intermediate species in bright light.

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 periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial shrub in open, shrubby areas (Cheek and Jebb 2013, summarising the protologue). The stems are winged and the leaf base runs a long way down the stem, often into the next internode. Lower and upper pitchers are only weakly differentiated.

Given as 700–800 m in the comparison table of Cheek and Jebb (2013). The three GBIF records carry no elevation.

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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