Nepenthes 'Alta May' is a cultivar of a manmade hybrid between N. distillatoria and N. ventricosa. It was bred by Bruce Lee Bednar and Orgel Clyde Bramblett in 1989.[1][2] This cultivar name is not established as it was published without a description, violating Article 24.1 of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants.[2] It is a synonym of N. × butcheri[2] and was originally published in the March 1994 issue of the Carnivorous Plant Newsletter as "x butcherii var. “Alta May”".[1] Bednar and Bramblett listed its parentage as "distillatoria rubra x ventricosa (pink)".[1]
| Nepenthes 'Alta May' | |
|---|---|
| Hybrid parentage | N. distillatoria × N. ventricosa |
| Cultivar | Nepenthes 'Alta May' Hort.Bednar (1994)[1] |
| Origin | B.L.Bednar & O.C.Bramblett, 1989 |
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Bednar, B.L. & O.C. Bramblett 1994. Nepenthes hybrid crosses made by: Bruce Lee Bednar & Orgel Clyde Bramblett. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 23(1): 4.
- ^ a b c Schlauer, J. N.d. Nepenthes 'Alta May' Archived 2010-09-25 at the Wayback Machine. Carnivorous Plant Database.
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