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Carnivorous Partly documented

Nepenthes sarawakiensis

Nepenthes × sarawakiensis is a natural hybrid of N. muluensis and N. tentaculata, described by Adam, Wilcock and Swaine in 1993 from Sarawak, Borneo. It is rare because N. muluensis grows only on a few isolated mountains, so it is a highland plant that needs cool nights.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Not described in detail; inferred from the parents, both of which grow in mossy upper montane forest and on exposed ridge tops in northern Borneo.

No elevations recorded for the hybrid; the parents overlap in upper montane forest, roughly 1500 to 2400 m.

SarawakBorneo

🔒 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.