Nepenthes x ((ventricosa x sibuyanensis) x ovata)
Catalogue number: XN281
Sex: Unknown
Light: Bright, filtered light.
Preferred temperature range: 15-30° C.
Will tolerate temperatures as low as 5° C if protected from frost.
Potting media:
* coir chip / perlite, or
* sphagnum moss peat / perlite / pine bark (orchid grade)
A very young plant whose potential size is unknown and whose identification is uncertain. It looks very much like Nepenthes x ((ventricosa x sibyanensis) x ovata) juveniles that I’ve seen on the Web, like the Redleaf Exotics EP clone (which has the same colouring and long tendril but stubbier-looking leaf blades).
There is a possibility that it might instead be Nepenthes x (ventricosa-squat x sibuyanensis), or something else altogether. The Redleaf Exotics EP clone appears to have a longer “neck” between the main part of the peristome and the lid, so I think N. x ((vent x sib) x ovata)) is more likely.
Nepenthes ventricosa
Where found: The islands of Luzon, Panay and Sibuyan in the Philippines.
Altitudinal distribution: 1000m to 2000m above sea level (intermediate/highland).
Very closely related to N. sibuyanensis.
Nepenthes sibuyanensis
Where found: Sibuyan Island, Philippines.
Altitudinal distribution: 1200-1800m above sea level
(intermediate/highland).
Nepenthes ovata
Where found: Sumatra, Indonesia
Altitudinal distribution: 1700m to 2100m above sea level
(highland).
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