''Nepenthes'' × ''kuchingensis'' is a
natural hybrid
In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds, varieties, species or genera through sexual reproduction. Hybrids are not always intermediates between their parents (such as in ...
between ''
N. ampullaria'' and ''
N. mirabilis''. Although it is named after the city of
Kuching
Kuching (), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River ...
in
Sarawak
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, this plant has a wide distribution across
Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas ...
,
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
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It is a simplified version of ...
,
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; Jawi: نڬري-نڬري تانه ملايو), also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, ...
,
Sumatra
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, and
Thailand
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.
[ Catalano, M. 2010. '' Nepenthes della Thailandia: Diario di viaggio''. Prague.][McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. ''''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.][McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. '']Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Sumatra and Java
This list of ''Nepenthes'' literature is a listing of major published works dealing with the tropical pitcher plants of the genus ''Nepenthes''. It includes specialised standalone publications and taxonomic monographs released as part of larger ...
''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.
References
* 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
This list of ''Nepenthes'' literature is a listing of major published works dealing with the tropical pitcher plants of the genus ''Nepenthes''. It includes specialised standalone publications and taxonomic monographs released as part of larger ...
''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
* 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.
* Mansur, M. 2007. Keanekaragaman jenis ''Nepenthes'' (kantong semar) dataran rendah di Kalimantan Tengah.
iversity of lowland ''Nepenthes'' (kantong semar) in Central Kalimantan.''Berita Biologi'' 8(5): 335–341
Abstract* Srirahayu 2010
Kajian fertilitas hibrid alami pada populasi ''Nepenthes'' di Bukit Taratak, Kenagarian Surantih, Kecamatan Sutera, Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan.Thesis, Andalas University, Padang
Abstract
Carnivorous plants of Asia
kuchingensis
Flora of Borneo
Flora of Malaya
Flora of New Guinea
Flora of Sumatra
Flora of Thailand
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