''Nepenthes'' 'Kalamity'

Nepenthes 'Kalamity'
Hybrid parentage ("N. anamensis" × N. ventricosa) × ((N. rafflesiana × N. ampullaria) × (N. gracilis × N. khasiana))
Cultivar Nepenthes 'Kalamity'
Hort.Bednar (1994)[1]
Origin B.L.Bednar & O.C.Bramblett, 1988

Nepenthes 'Kalamity' is a cultivar of a complex manmade hybrid involving N. ampullaria, N. gracilis, N. khasiana, N. rafflesiana, N. ventricosa, and a plant identified as N. anamensis.[note a] It was bred by Bruce Lee Bednar and Orgel Clyde Bramblett in 1988.[1][2] This cultivar name is not established as it was published without a description, violating Article 24.1 of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants.[2] It first appeared in print in the March 1994 issue of the Carnivorous Plant Newsletter as "x kalamity".[1]

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Notes

a.^ Nepenthes anamensis is now considered a heterotypic synonym of N. smilesii, but, like other Indochinese species of the "N. thorelii aggregate", it was the subject of considerable horticultural confusion in the past.[3][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bednar, B.L. & O.C. Bramblett 1994. Nepenthes hybrid crosses made by: Bruce Lee Bednar & Orgel Clyde Bramblett. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 23(1): 4.
  2. 1 2 Schlauer, J. N.d. Nepenthes 'Kalamity' Archived 2010-09-25 at the Wayback Machine.. Carnivorous Plant Database.
  3. ↑ McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  4. ↑ (in Italian) Catalano, M. 2010. Nepenthes della Thailandia: Diario di viaggio. Prague.
  5. ↑ Mey, F.S. 2010. "The Elusive Nepenthes thorelii" (PDF). In: S.R. McPherson Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats. Volume 2. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 1340–1367.
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