Nepenthes x trusmadiensis

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iNepenthes × trusmadiensis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Species: N. × trusmadiensis
Binomial name
Nepenthes × trusmadiensis
Marabini (1983)

Distribution of N. × trusmadiensis.

Nepenthes × trusmadiensis (after Mount Trus Madi) is a natural hybrid of two famous Bornean pitcher plant species: N. lowii and N. macrophylla.

It is notable for being fertile in nature, although it is restricted to Mount Trus Madi where both of its parent species are sympatric. N. × trusmadiensis was discovered by Johannes Marabini in the early 1980s.

[edit] References

  • Clarke, C. 1997. Nepenthes of Borneo. Natural History Publications, Kota Kinabalu, pp. 160.