Nepenthes × alisaputrana
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Nepenthes × alisaputrana, or the leopard pitcher-plant, is a hybrid of two well-known Nepenthes pitcher plant species: N. burbidgeae and N. rajah. The plant is confined to Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Bor
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N. × alisaputrana (right) is often sympatric with N. rajah (left)
Pig Hill (Mount Kinabalu)
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Pig Hill is an ultramafic area situated at approximately 2000 m above sea level on the southeastern side of Mount Kinabalu in Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. It is located to the east
Nepenthes × alisaputrana
…vegetation over serpentine soils at around 2000 m above sea level, often amongst populations of N. burbidgeae. It grows alongside both parent species on Pig Hill, where it is found at 1930–1950 m. This plant is notable for combining the best characters of both parent species, not least the size of its pitchers…
Nepenthes rajah growing in montane grassland on Pig Hill