Nepenthes maxima

Nepenthes maxima
	An upper pitcher of Nepenthes maxima from Sulawesi (~400 m asl)
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	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) ; Nepenthes curtisii; 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 (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˈmæksɪmə/; 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.

Nepenthes maxima

An upper pitcher of Nepenthes maxima from Sulawesi (~400 m asl)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	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) Nepenthes curtisii 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)