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Carnivorous Partly documented

Nepenthes setiuensis

Nepenthes × setiuensis is a natural hybrid described in 2020 by Amin, Faizal and Dome in the Malayan Nature Journal, named after Setiu in Terengganu on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is a lowland plant of a hot, wet, monsoon coast, so grow it as a warm-house Nepenthes.

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 periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Not described in the sources checked; the Setiu coast is lowland swamp, sandy heath and scrub where several lowland Nepenthes grow together and hybridise.

Lowland; the climate point sits at about 160 m.

Peninsular MalaysiaTerengganu

🔒 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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