Quote[/b] ] ...Just as long as you all realise that they are from illegally collected material. Edwardsiana is in a part of the National Park where it is illegal to enter without a permit, and illegal to collect....
...The hybrid you mention was actually from a collection of burbidgeae seed, so it's burbidgeae x edwardsiana. As to why Malesiana has and hasn't done various things is a long and torturous story. Needless to say Malesiana could have done much with Nepenthes, but it decided to move away from Nepenthes and focus on gingers and aroids. Their Nepenthes business at present is basically a 'legacy' business, sales from existing stock and TC lines, and no new development is being done. It is a pity as they are the only nursery with N. klossii in cultivation. There are other rare cultivars they have of common species which deserve propagation, but again, nothing will come of it.
I am aware of a move to seek a permit to collect edwardsiana seed by a botanical garden, so it may succeed purely on the basis that the seedlings will be distributed amongst botanical gardens and not private collectors. I know an individual who is lobbying for a permit, but he does not expect to be successful, he'll probably end up with a permit to enter to take photos....