Nepenthes lowii

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About

This unique species, *Nepenthes lowii*, is notable for its strongly constricted upper pitchers, which feature a greatly reduced peristome and a distinctive reflexed lid covered in numerous bristles. It is a large, climbing plant that can grow to impressive lengths.

Field notes

Morphology

The leaves are coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, and up to 30 cm long by 9 cm wide, with a rounded apex and abruptly contracted base. The plant is a climbing species with stems that can exceed 10 m in length. The lower pitchers are bulbous and ventricose, reaching up to 10 cm high by 4 cm wide. The upper pitchers have a cylindrical peristome, up to 12 mm wide, which bears prominent teeth and ribs, and feature a reflexed lid with numerous bristles.

Distribution & habitat

Endemic to Borneo, found specifically on Mount Kinabalu, Bukit Batu Lawi, and Mount Murud. Specimens have been recorded at elevations between 2,300 and 2,400 m above sea level.

History & etymology

Discovered in March 1851 by Hugh Low on Mount Kinabalu. It was formally described in 1859 by Joseph Dalton Hooker. The epithet 'lowii' is named after Hugh Low, who discovered the plant.

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Habitat

Altitude: 1,650–2,600 m
Altitude Class: highland
Native To: Malaysia
IUCN Status: Vulnerable

Taxonomy

Described: 1859
Authority: Hook.f.

Cultivation

Difficulty: difficult
Temperature: Day 15–22°C / Night 5–12°C
Humidity: 75–95%

In My Collection 4 plants

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N. Lowii x Ventricosa

alive

N. Spectabilis x Lowii

BE 4524

alive

N. Singalana x Lowii

BE 4080

alive

N. Boschiana x Lowii

BE 4067

alive

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BE-3100

WIP N. lowii - Trus Madi - best selected clone

BE-4067

N. boschiana x lowii

BE-4609

N. hamata x lowii - assorted clones

BE-4634

N. klossii x lowii

BE-4502

N. rajah x lowii - assorted clones

BE-4504

N. sibuyanensis x lowii - assorted clones

BE-4080

N. singalana x lowii – assorted clones

BE-4669

N. burkei x lowii - assorted clones

BE-4678

N. {[(lowii x veitchii) x boschiana] x [(veitchii x maxima) x veitchii]} x edwardsiana - clone # 3

BE-4635

N. (veitchii x lowii) x burbidgeae - assorted clones

BE-4555

N. (aristolochioides x spectabilis) x lowii – assorted clones

BE-4078

N. petiolata x (lowii x tentaculata) – assorted clones

BE-4027

N. ampullaria x (veitchii x lowii) – selected clone

BE-3844

N. (veitchii x lowii) x samudera - assorted clones

BE-3980

N. (veitchii x lowii) x (burbidgeae x edwardsiana) - assorted clones

BE-4516

N. peltata x (veitchii x lowii)

BE-4057

N. hamata x (veitchii x lowii) - assorted clones

BE-4526

N. hamata x (lowii x tentaculata) - assorted clones

BE-4625

N. clipeata x (lowii x veitchii) - selected clones

BE-4627

N. (veitchii x lowii) x veitchii

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