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Nepenthes × kuchingensis

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Species of carnivorous plant

Nepenthes × kuchingensis
A typical upper pitcher from the Beneraf region of Western New Guinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: 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 (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˌkuːtʃɪŋˈɛnsɪs/ nih-PEN-theez KOO-ching-EN-siss) is a natural hybrid between N. ampullaria and N. mirabilis. Although it is named after the city of Kuching in Sarawak, this plant has a wide distribution across Borneo, New Guinea, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Thailand.

References

  1. (in Italian) Catalano, M. 2010. Nepenthes della Thailandia: Diario di viaggio. Prague.
  2. McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Australia and New Guinea. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  3. McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Borneo. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  4. McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Malaysia and Indochina. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
  5. McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Sumatra and Java. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
Nepenthes (list)
Species
Incompletely diagnosed taxa
N. sp. Anipahan
N. sp. Misool
Possible extinct species
N. echinatus
N. echinosporus
N. major
Natural hybrids
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Taxon identifiers
Nepenthes ×kuchingensis


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