Re: N. murudensis etc.
Andreas Wistuba (A.Wistuba@DKFZ-Heidelberg.DE)
Wed, 29 May 1996 10:29:31 GMT+1
> Another plant to think about is N. ephippiata. Doesn't it look a bit like
> a hybrid between N. lowii and N. rajah (or some other ancestor)? This is
> not entirely improbable as N. lowii does grow on many mountains along
> Borneo's spine. And just look at its huge geographical range from G. Raya in
> South Kalimantan to B. Batoe Lesoeng in the East and also probably other
> unexplored mountains nearby. Perhaps it differentiated earlier than the
> afore mentioned plants and had also found an area when no other competition
> existed.
There is certainly no influence of N. rajah, though it might look
a little similar on Dansers drawings.
N. ephippiata is closely related to N. lowii.
Bye,
Andreas
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