Nepenthes maximoides
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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
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- Philippines
Taxonomy
- Described
- 2020
- Authority
- King & Cheek
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate