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Great Pitcher-Plant

Nepenthes maxima

Description:

Nepenthes maxima (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 Sulawesi, New Guinea, and the Maluku Islands. It is closely related to N. eymae (Wikipedia). Spotted this beautiful plant from Borneo at the UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens.

Habitat:

UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens, Berkeley, CA.

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misako
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misako

Oakland, California, USA

Spotted on Sep 18, 2011
Submitted on Oct 31, 2011

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