Id this nep. came with alata and tobica labels

[arie]

This Nepenthes came with 2 labels one said alata and second said tobica.
What you think (I had an Idea but like to be sure)

Thanks
Arie

 

[shokuchuu]

It looks like it may be N. x 'Emmarene'. Have fun growing it!

Amori

 

[JanW]

I would think its the hybrid N. x 'Emmarene', too. Plants from dutch tc nurseries with N. tobaica labels are always this plant and yours look like that exactly.

The alata label was from a N. x ventrata, they are all mislabeled,too. The nurseries just do not care, most buyers are total beginners and don't recognize it too.

Jan

 

[The Griffin]

The problem with this plant that is labled N. toabaica, is that you would think the seed had to come from a N. tobaica for this problem to have occured. Some of us speculate it is possibly tobaica x ventricosa, as a result. Otherwise it does look like a Emmarene, doesn't it?

Cheers,

Joe

 

[Tony Paroubek]

I would not call it N. Emmarene..

It looks like the Deroosa plant and their tradition is to use the female parent name on the label. I am guessing it is something like N. tobaica x (Emmarene)

Tony

 

[Spectabilis73]

yeap thats a --oosa plant (-- so as not to post competitive company sites to PFT)

N. tobaica x (Emmarene) hits the spot for me

-Spec

I plan on emailing the company and asking them the parentage of their "tobaica"... ill update you with the responces

 

[Trent]

You will get no response, maybe a polite, "sorry, but the origins of our selected plants is proprietary information."
I have an "inside source" in the tissue culturing business who informed me some time ago that the company names the plant after the seed bearer.

Trent