Nepenthes maxima

Nepenthes maxima
An upper pitcher of Nepenthes maxima from Sulawesi (~400 m asl)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nepenthaceae
Genus:	Nepenthes
Species:	N. maxima
Binomial name
Nepenthes maxima Reinw. ex Nees (1824)
Synonyms
Synonyms Nepenthes boschiana auct. non Korth.: Becc. (1878) Nepenthes celebica Hook.f. (1873) Mast. (1887) Nepenthes curtisii var. superba Hort.Veitch ex Marshall (1889) Nepenthes dayana A.Truffaut ex M.J.Sallier (1894) nom.superfl. N. maxima × N. albomarginata Hort.Bednar (1987) Nepenthes oblanceolata Ridl. (1916) Nepenthes spectabilis auct. non Danser: Hort. ex Hort.Bednar (1987) Heterochresonyms Nepenthes maxima auct. non Reinw. ex Nees: Becc. (1886) [=N. boschiana/N. maxima/N. stenophylla/N. sumatrana] Nepenthes maxima auct. non Reinw. ex Nees: Cheers (1992) [=N. northiana × N. maxima] Pre-Linnaean names "Cantharifera alba" Rumph. (1750)

Nepenthes maxima (/nᵻˈpɛnθiːz ˈmæksᵻmə/; from Latin: maximus "greatest"), the Great Pitcher-Plant, is a carnivorous pitcher plant species of the genus Nepenthes. It has a relatively wide distribution covering New Guinea, Sulawesi, and the Maluku Islands. It may also be present on Wowoni Island.

Nepenthes maxima belongs to the loosely defined "N. maxima complex", which also includes, among other species, N. boschiana, N. chaniana, N. epiphytica, N. eymae, N. faizaliana, N. fusca, N. klossii, N. platychila, N. stenophylla, and N. vogelii.

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