Heliamphora heterodoxa is the only species of Heliamphora which is confirmed to occur in the Gran Sabana. There are several locations where Heliamphora heterodoxa grows here and swamps together with Stegolepis and other typical plants. As all the plants of Heliamphora heterodoxa which are in cultivation right now originate from material which was collected in the Gran Sabana these plants are much more heat tolerant as the other species.