Natural Hybrids
The following natural hybrids involving N. bicalcarata have been recorded.
- N. ampullaria × N. bicalcarata
- (N. ampullaria × N. gracilis) × N. bicalcarata
- N. bicalcarata × N. gracilis
- N. bicalcarata × N. mirabilis (including N. bicalcarata × N. mirabilis var. echinostoma)
- N. bicalcarata × N. rafflesiana
- ? (N. bicalcarata × N. rafflesiana) × N. mirabilis var. echinostoma
None of these hybrids are known to be colonised by C. schmitzi as is the parent species N. bicalcarata.
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