- Nepenthes × truncalata
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Nepenthes × truncalata Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Nepenthaceae Genus: Nepenthes Species: N. × truncalata Binomial name Nepenthes × truncalata
Hort.Bednar (1994)[1] nom.nud.Nepenthes × truncalata (pronounced /nɨˈpɛnθiːz ˌtrʌŋkjəˈlɑːtə/, a blend of truncata and alata) is a natural hybrid involving N. alata and N. truncata. Like its two parent species, it is endemic to the Philippines, but limited in distribution by the natural range of N. truncata on Mindanao.
References
- ^ Bednar, B.L. & O.C. Bramblett 1994. Nepenthes hybrid crosses made by: Bruce Lee Bednar & Orgel Clyde Bramblett. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 23(1): 4.
- Mann, P. 1998. A trip to the Philippines. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 27(1): 6–11.
- CP Database: Nepenthes × truncalata
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.