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Nepenthes maxima

Botanic Family
Nepenthaceae
Author
Reinwardt ex Nees

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Geographical Habitats

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Climbing pitcher plant to 3m with 300mm pale yellow-green spotted reddish-purple pitchers, colours vary, lid red or with red stripes. Short shoot leaves to 180mm x 70mm with a tendril. Coriaceous climbing stem leaves to 300mm x 70mm & tendrils to 45mm long. Short shoot pitchers from tendrils to 200mm x 60mm with 2 fringed wings to 8mm wide. Climbing stem pitchers to 300mm x 80mm with fringed wings. Male raceme to 300mm x 5mm with tepals to 4mm long, female infloresence to 200mm long. Fruit to 45mm long.

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