Nepenthes × sarawakiensis

Nepenthes × sarawakiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Nepenthaceae
Genus:Nepenthes
Species: N. × sarawakiensis
Binomial name
Nepenthes × sarawakiensis
J.H.Adam, Wilcock & Swaine (1993)
Synonyms

Nepenthes × sarawakiensis (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz səˌrɑːwɑːkiˈɛnsɪs/, after Sarawak, Borneo) is a natural hybrid involving N. muluensis and N. tentaculata. It is quite a rare plant as one of its parent species, N. muluensis, is only known from several isolated mountains.

References

  • Adam, J.H., C.C. Wilcock & M.D. Swaine 1992. "The ecology and distribution of Bornean Nepenthes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 5(1): 13–25.
  • Adam, J.H. & C.C. Wilcock 1993. One new natural hybrid of Nepenthes from Mt. Mulu. The Sarawak Museum Journal 43: 291–294.
  • Adam, J. H., R. Omar & C. C. Wilcock 2002. "Phytochemical Screening of Flavonoids in Three Hybrids of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae) and their Putative Parental Species from Sarawak and Sabah". OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences 2(9): 623–625. doi:10.3923/jbs.2002.623.625
  • Clarke, C.M. (1997). Nepenthes of Borneo. Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications. p. 109. ISBN 983-812-015-4.
  • McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Borneo. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.


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