Nepenthes tentaculata
A small highland pitcher plant found on almost every Bornean mountain over 1,000 m, and on Sulawesi. The pitchers are named for the bristle-like appendages on the lid. It grows on the ground in mossy forest, often in clumps of sphagnum, and spreads by creeping underground stems. Grow it as a true highlander, with cool nights, constant humidity and bright but not harsh light.
Where it grows wild
It is always terrestrial in mossy (upper montane cloud) forest, very often rooted in sphagnum clumps along ridges, path edges and open patches, and spreads vegetatively through subterranean stems. Plants form rosettes with lower pitchers before climbing to about 3 m. The mossy forest canopy is low and broken, so light is bright but diffuse, and cloud keeps the air saturated.
Literature gives 1,200–2,550 m, dropping to about 400 m on coastal mountains. The wild records run from 600 to 2,438 m with a median of 1,975 m, which firmly places it as a highland species.
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