dʒˈɑːn mjˈʊɹhɛd mˈækfɑːɹlˌeɪn ɐɡɹˈiːd wɪð bˈɜːbɪdʒᵻz hˈaɪbɹɪd haɪpˈɑːθəsˌɪs ænd dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ðə plˈænt æz sˈʌtʃ ɪn hɪz mˈɑːnoʊɡɹˌæf ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt, "nˈɛpənθˌeɪsiː".
John Muirhead Macfarlane agreed with Burbidge's hybrid hypothesis and described the plant as such in his monograph of 1908, "Nepenthaceae".