Nepenthes x (clipeata x ventricosa)
Catalogue number: XN160
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 / orchid bark, or
* cymbidium mix / perlite
A medium sized plant that can initially be grown in a 140mm hanging pot. It doesn’t seem to grow long vines but instead has multiple shorter ones, making it more suitable for pot life. Fast-growing and resilient.
Nepenthes clipeata
Where found: Mount Kelam, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Altitudinal distribution: 600-800 m above sea level (lowland).
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
(IUCN Red List, assessed 2013, published 2014)
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.
Conservation status: Least Concern
(IUCN Red List, assessed 2014, published 2018)
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