Nepenthes × pyriformis

Nepenthes × pyriformis (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˌpɪrɪˈfɔːrmɪs, - ˌpaɪər-/; from Latin for "pear-shaped") is a natural hybrid involving N. inermis and N.

In an article published in 1973 on the Nepenthes of Borneo, Singapore, and Sumatra,[4] botanist Shigeo Kurata incorrectly identified specimens of this hybrid as belonging to N.

[8] In 1997, Matthew Jebb and Martin Cheek published their monograph "A skeletal revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae)", in which they referred to N. dubia plant material from Mount Talang (Kurata s.n.

[2] Clarke rejected this interpretation in his monograph Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia, published the same year.

Clarke found that the type specimen of N. pyriformis, Kurata & Mikil 4230 NDC, matches the appearance of N. inermis × N. talangensis "in most respects".