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Nepenthes maxima

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA NEPENTHALES NEPENTHACEAE

Scientific Name: Nepenthes maxima
Species Authority: Reinw. ex Nees

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/least concern ver 2.3
Year Published: 2000
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Clarke, C., Cantley, R., Nerz, J., Rischer, H. & Witsuba, A.
Reviewer/s: Von Arx, B. & Groves, M. (Carnivorous Plants Red List Authority)
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Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Maluku, Sulawesi); Papua New Guinea
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This species has been recorded as epiphytic in mossy forest, or terrestrial in swamp grassland or on ridge tops. It is usually found at 600-2,500 m, but occasionally at lower altitudes (for example, it has been recorded at 40 m at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea).
Systems: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Currently listed on CITES Appendix II.

Bibliography [top]

Hilton-Taylor, C. 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Jebb, M. and Cheek, M. 1997. A Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae). Blumea 42:1-106.
Citation: Clarke, C., Cantley, R., Nerz, J., Rischer, H. & Witsuba, A. 2000. Nepenthes maxima. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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