Nepenthes spathulata
A highland pitcher plant of southern Sumatra and Java, recorded from 1100 to 2900 m. It grows as an epiphyte in mossy and lower montane forest and on the ground in stunted summit scrub and highland peat swamp. It is named for its spatula-shaped leaves. Grow it as a true highlander, with cool nights, high humidity and bright filtered light.
Where it grows wild
Grows epiphytically in mossy forest and lower montane forest. In stunted upper montane forest on summit ridges it grows on the ground, among dense Rhododendron and Melastoma scrub rarely more than 3 m tall, with orchids and ferns. It also grows terrestrially in a highland peat swamp near Lake Kerinci at about 1100 m, alongside N. ampullaria, N. gracilis and other species.
Recorded from 1100 to 2900 m, mostly on mountain summits and ridges. Few GBIF records carry an elevation, so the altitude of the 3 measured sites is uncertain.
🔒 Growing it like that
The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:
Grow Nepenthes spathulata? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.
More Nepenthes
Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.