What family does Nepenthes maxima Reinw. belong to?

Nepenthes maxima Reinw. (Nepenthes maxima Reinw.) belongs to the family Nepenthaceae, order Caryophyllales, in the kingdom Plantae. You can identify it offline using the iNature app.

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Nepenthes maxima Reinw. is a plant in the Nepenthaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Plantae

Nepenthes maxima Reinw.

Nepenthes maxima, the great pitcher-plant, is a widely distributed carnivorous Nepenthes species native to parts of Indonesia and New Guinea.

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Family

Nepenthaceae

Genus

Nepenthes

Order

Caryophyllales

Class

Magnoliopsida

About Nepenthes maxima Reinw.

Naming and Etymology

Nepenthes maxima Reinw. (pronounced /neˈpɛnθiːz ˈmæksɪmə/), whose scientific epithet comes from the Latin word maximus meaning "greatest", is commonly called the great pitcher-plant. It is a carnivorous pitcher plant species belonging to the genus Nepenthes.

Natural Distribution

This species has a comparatively wide natural distribution that includes New Guinea, Sulawesi, and the Maluku Islands, and it may also occur on Wowoni Island.

Species Complex Placement

Nepenthes maxima is part of the loosely defined "N. maxima complex", a group that additionally contains N. boschiana, N. chaniana, N. epiphytica, N. eymae, N. faizaliana, N. fusca, N. klossii, N. platychila, N. stenophylla, and N. vogelii, among other species.

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