Nepenthes × kuchingensis

Nepenthes × kuchingensis
A typical upper pitcher from the Beneraf region of Western New Guinea
Scientific 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.[1][2][3][4][5]

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.

• (in Indonesian) Akhriadi, P. 2007. Kajian taksonomi hibrid alami Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae) di Kerinci. Working paper, Andalas University, Padang. Abstract
• Clarke, C.M. & C.C. Lee 2004. Pitcher Plants of Sarawak. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
• (in Indonesian) Enjelina, W. 2012. Analisis hibrid alam kantung semar (Nepenthes) di Bukit Taratak Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan Sumatera Barat dengan teknik RAPD. M.Sc. thesis, Andalas University, Padang.
• (in Indonesian) Mansur, M. 2007. Keanekaragaman jenis Nepenthes (kantong semar) dataran rendah di Kalimantan Tengah. [Diversity of lowland Nepenthes (kantong semar) in Central Kalimantan.] Berita Biologi 8(5): 335–341. Abstract
• (in Indonesian) Srirahayu 2010. Kajian fertilitas hibrid alami pada populasi Nepenthes di Bukit Taratak, Kenagarian Surantih, Kecamatan Sutera, Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan. Thesis, Andalas University, Padang. Abstract