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Nepenthes maximoides

About

A striking tropical pitcher plant endemic to Luzon, Philippines, *Nepenthes maximoides* is notable for its large, spectacular, and narrowly funnel-shaped upper pitchers, which feature unique recurved basal and filiform appendages on the lids.

Field notes

Morphology

Large, spectacular, and narrowly funnel-shaped upper pitchers; the lids possess recurved basal and filiform appendages.

Distribution & habitat

Luzon, Philippines

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Habitat

Altitude
Not recorded
Altitude class
—
Native to
Philippines

Taxonomy

Described
2020
Authority
King & Cheek

Cultivation

Difficulty
intermediate
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