[b said:Quote[/b] ]Another widespread hybrid, this one was created in Japan. It was a cross between N. thorelii and N. maxima. The Japanese utilized N. thorelii heavily in their hybrids. N. thorelii adds brilliant crimson coloration to hybrids, as well as can cause the pitchers to "tub out" into wider proportions. The complex hybrid N. xRokko x N. thorelii produces pitchers that are much "tubbier" than that of N. rokko.
[b said:Quote[/b] ]N: $[Nepenthes ' Rokko ' {Hort. ex Kusakabe}]
P: Carniv.Pl.Newslett.8:14 (1979)
S: =[[Nepenthes thorelii {Lecomte}] * [Nepenthes maxima {Reinw. ex Nees}]]
C: synonym of [Nepenthes masamiae {Hort. ex Kusakabe}]
HC: name not established (no description, violating Art.24.1., ICNCP)
B: G.Yamakawa & I.Kusakabe, Tokyo, 1977
Nominant: I.Kusakabe
Standard: Savage Garden:272 (1998), (only pitcher on extreme left)