N. inermis?

[Heli]

I got this seed grown inermis a little while ago and I am not sure whether it is the real thing? The pitcher seems to have spotting... Any idea on what it is?

 

[Exo]

Being seedgrown...I'd say x pyriformis.

 

[swords]

WOWEE! Lucky boy! No mistaking it, them's is spots!

Can't wait to see this grow and develop for you!

 

[Heli]

oh so it is pyriformis!? WOOOT!

 

[swords]

I dunno what other species might live around it but x pyriformis is a "known" (but rarely seen) natural hybrid of Nepenthes inermis and Nepenthes talangensis.

 

[Heli]

spathulata and singalana also grow with them.

 

[swords]

Neither of those should impart spotting but could potentially make the plant larger and beefier.

This will be a fun one to watch develop! I think CPFF only has like one pic of a suspected x Pyriformis.

 

[Cthulhu138]

I have 20 or 30 of these and X pyriformis is my best guess as well.
<a href="http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h434/Nepenthes138/Nepenthes%20-%20Highland/?action=view&current=cps020.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h434/Nepenthes138/Nepenthes%20-%20Highland/cps020.jpg" border="0" alt="Nepenthes inermis"></a>

 

[swords]

You need any money Cthulhu?


J/K Andrew!

 

[Heli]

I have 20 or 30 of these and X pyriformis is my best guess as well.

That really looks like x pyriformis to me. The peristome isnt like inermis at all. Once mine opens it's pitcher I will post it here.

 

[Cthulhu138]

Some of mine also look almost exactly like talangensis while other lean more towards inermis or a mix of the 2. They all came from the same seed pod. I'll have to take pics of more of them for comparison.

 

[swords]

That's excellent! I guess the only hybrids I generally ever get excited about are the natural ones. Great to see some people have come across them.

 

[Whimgrinder]

As it happens, I was poised to post a photo of my juvenile N. inermis this evening, and I would like you to take a look at mine:

Now, all the photos I have seen of juvenile inermis pitchers show some degree of color and/or marbling, so I wasn't at all surprised to see mine pitchering in this manner. I certainly welcome any expert opinions in assessing the identity of the plant I have, if in fact it is thought to be something other than N. inermis. I'm disinclined to jump to any conclusions based on juvenile pitcher morphology, since it will undoubtedly behave very differently as it matures.

 

[Heli]

wow that really looks like it has talangesis. I am assuming that it is seed grown ?

 

[Dexenthes]

Dang. Looks like you're going to have to keep looking for an inermis.

 

[Heli]

well to be honest I would rather have N. pyriformis Its much rarer.

 

[Whimgrinder]

wow that really looks like it has talangesis. I am assuming that it is seed grown ?

I don't actually know, Luca. I didn't ask (Dean Cook) when I bought it, so am making no assumptions. At this point, I think I will ask Dean what he knows of its provenance. (I can't imagine that he doesn't know whether it is seed grown or TC, and what its origin is) When (if) I find out, I will report back.

 

[Heli]

I don't actually know, Luca. I didn't ask (Dean Cook) when I bought it, so am making no assumptions. At this point, I think I will ask Dean what he knows of its provenance. (I can't imagine that he doesn't know whether it is seed grown or TC, and what its origin is) When (if) I find out, I will report back.

Hey! That is where I got mine as well, more evidence that it is in fact a hybrid!

 

[Dexenthes]

Whim, your plant doesn't resemble any other N. inermis that I've seen, juvenile or otherwise.

 

[Tony Paroubek]

Juvenile N. inermis will sometimes get a little reddish flush but that's it. No spots or speckles.