Nepenthes × sarawakiensis (⫽nɪˈpɛnθiːz səˌrɑːwɑːkiˈɛnsɪs⫽, after Sarawak, Borneo) is a natural hybrid involving N. muluensis and N. tentaculata. It is quite a rare plant as one of its parent species, N. muluensis, is only known from several isolated mountains.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nepenthaceae |
| Genus: | Nepenthes |
| Species: | N. × sarawakiensis |
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References
- Adam, J.H., C.C. Wilcock & M.D. Swaine 1992. "The ecology and distribution of Bornean Nepenthes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 5(1): 13–25.
- Adam, J.H. & C.C. Wilcock 1993. One new natural hybrid of Nepenthes from Mt. Mulu. The Sarawak Museum Journal 43: 291–294.
- Clarke, C.M. (1997). Nepenthes of Borneo. Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications. p. 109. ISBN 983-812-015-4.
- McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Borneo. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.