Nepenthes maxima Reinw.

Common Name: The Great Pitcher Plant
Family: Nepenthaceae Dumort.
Synonym(s): Unresolved name - perhaps synonymous with N. celebica or N. curtisii??

Country of Origin: Borneo, New Guinea

Description: Nepenthes maxima is a highland species occuring principally above 1000 meters (3250ft). This carnivorous plant is grown for the aesthetic value of its urn traps. The urns have a wide peristome and a marbled appearence. The prey can be butterflies, but are usually smaller insects.

Culture:
- Size - can reach 10 feet
- Light - full sun for outdoor cultivation, filtered light for indoors
- Water - compost and atmosphere must be very moist and humid

USDA Zone: 11

Accession Data:

Accession # 198501189
Source: Unknown
Accession Date: 12-31-1985
Bench: 1216 - AUS:Ground Bed 2 SW
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-16-2025
Restrictions:
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
SubOrder:
Family: Nepenthaceae
SubFamily:
Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

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References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Borneo / Jawa / Lesser Sunda Is. / Maluku / Sulawesi / Sumatera / New Guinea

References (external):

Carnivorous Plants, Marcel Lecoufle, 1993
Nepenthes maxima at Wikipedia. Accessed 19 May 2015.
The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, February 12, 2018.
Nepenthes maxima at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Monday, February 12, 2018.
Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) taken as screen shot of multiple images by Thomas Gronemeyer [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Monday, July 09, 2018.

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