Nepenthes murudensis
| Nepenthes murudensis | |
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| An upper pitcher of Nepenthes murudensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nepenthaceae |
| Genus: | Nepenthes |
| Species: | N. murudensis |
| Binomial name | |
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Nepenthes murudensis Culham ex Jebb & Cheek (1997) |
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Nepenthes murudensis /nᵻˈpɛnθiːz ˌmʊrᵿˈdɛnsᵻs/, or the Murud Pitcher-Plant, is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Mount Murud in Borneo, after which it is named. It is of hybrid origin: its two original parent species are thought to be N. reinwardtiana and N. tentaculata.
Nepenthes murudensis was known for some time prior to its description, although authors differed as to its identity. In 1988, Anthea Phillipps and Anthony Lamb suggested that it might represent a natural hybrid between N. reinwardtiana and N. tentaculata. However, in their 1996 monograph, Pitcher-Plants of Borneo, the authors treated it as a species in the process of being described, referring to it as "Nepenthes murudensis Culham ined.". This name had been given to the taxon informally by Alastair Culham and was in use since at least 1994.
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