- Nepenthes × kuchingensis
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Nepenthes × kuchingensis Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Nepenthaceae Genus: Nepenthes Species: N. × kuchingensis Binomial name Nepenthes × kuchingensis
Sh.Kurata (1982)Synonyms - Nepenthes cutinensis
Hort. ex Lauffenburger (1995) nom. nud.
Nepenthes × kuchingensis (pronounced /nɨˈpɛnθiːz ˌkuːtʃɪŋˈɛnsɪs/, after Kuching, Sarawak) is a natural hybrid involving N. ampullaria and N. mirabilis. Although it is named after the city of Kuching, this plant has a wide distribution that covers Borneo, New Guinea, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Thailand.
References
- Clarke, C.M. & C.C. Lee 2004. Pitcher Plants of Sarawak. Natural History Publications, Kota Kinabalu, p. 46.
Incompletely diagnosed taxa: N. sp. Misool • N. sp. Papua • N. sp. Sulawesi
Possible extinct species: N. echinatus • N. echinosporus • N. majorThis Nepenthes article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. - Nepenthes cutinensis