▁( 0 . 1   mm ▁long ) ▁covers ▁the ▁infl ores c ence . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁ ▁Distribution ▁ ▁Nep enth es ▁mic ram ph ora ▁has ▁only ▁been ▁recorded ▁from ▁the ▁high land ▁s lop es ▁of ▁Mount ▁Ham ig uit an , ▁D ava o ▁Oriental , ▁in ▁the ▁extreme ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Mind ana o ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁region ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁expl ored ▁for ▁Nep enth es , ▁and ▁this ▁species ▁may ▁therefore ▁be ▁present ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁southern ▁Mind ana o . ▁Its ▁alt itud inal ▁distribution ▁extends ▁from ▁ 1 1 0 0   m ▁above ▁sea ▁level ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit ▁at ▁ 1 6 3 5   m . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁This ▁species ▁grows ▁terrest ri ally ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁habit ats , ▁including ▁upper ▁mont ane ▁m oss y ▁forest , ▁secondary ▁veget ation , ▁r idge ▁to ps , ▁cl iff ▁sides , ▁and ▁land sl ides . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁recorded ▁at ▁the ▁marg ins ▁of ▁mont ane ▁forest ▁around ▁the ▁so - called ▁B ons ai ▁Forest , ▁which ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁its ▁st unted ▁trees . ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁restricted ▁to ▁ul tr am af ic ▁substr ates . ▁While ▁N .   mic ram ph ora ▁toler ates ▁sh ady ▁conditions , ▁it ▁grows ▁best ▁under ▁direct ▁sun light . ▁On ▁Mount ▁Ham ig uit an , ▁N .   mic ram ph ora ▁is