Ecology
Nepenthes glabrata is endemic to Central Sulawesi, where it grows terrestrially in open, high forest. It has an altitudinal distribution of 1600 to 2100 m above sea level.
At one location, N. glabrata has been found growing alongside N. maxima and Drosera burmannii at 1600 m. A putative natural hybrid with the former has been recorded.
Nepenthes glabrata is classified as Vulnerable on the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, based on an assessment carried out in 2000.
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