Nepenthes × sharifah-hapsahii | |
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An upper pitcher of N. × sharifah-hapsahii from Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Nepenthaceae |
Genus: | Nepenthes |
Species: | N. × sharifah-hapsahii |
Binomial name | |
Nepenthes × sharifah-hapsahii J.H.Adam & Hafiza (2007) |
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Synonyms | |
Nepenthes × sharifah-hapsahii /nᵻˈpɛnθiːz ʃɑːˈriːfə hɑːpˈsɑː.i.aɪ/ is a natural hybrid between N. gracilis and N. mirabilis. It has been recorded from Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Thailand, although it was originally described as a species (N. sharifah-hapsahii) endemic to Peninsular Malaysia, where it was said to grow at elevations below 1000 m.
The type material of N. × sharifah-hapsahii was collected by J. H. Adam on the grounds of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia campus on August 2, 2001. Both the holotype (JHA 8000) and isotype are deposited at the university's herbarium. The taxon was named after the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Vice Chancellor, Professor Dato' Dr. Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin.