XN047 Nepenthes x (maxima-dark x jacquelineae))
Catalogue number: XN047
Sex: Unknown
Light: Bright, filtered light.
Preferred temperature range: 15-30° C.
Will tolerate temperatures as low as 5° C if protected from frost.
Potting media:
* coir chip / perlite, or
* sphagnum moss peat / perlite / orchid bark, or
* Cymbidium orchid mix / perlite
A medium-to-large sized plant that can be grown (briefly) in a 140mm hanging pot. The basal rosette develops into a vine in the plant’s first year, with a new basal bud forming once the vine is about 50cm long. Very vigorous, grows multiple vines.
This hydrid is the creation of Geoff and Andrea Mansell (Exotica Plants).
Nepenthes maxima
Where found: New Guinea, Sulawesi, and the Maluku Islands.
Altitudinal distribution: 400-2600 m above sea level (lowland/intermediate/highland).
Belongs to the loosely defined “N. maxima complex”, which also includes, among other species, N. boschiana, N. chaniana, N. epiphytica, N. eymae, N. faizaliana, N. fusca, N. klossii, N. platychila, N. stenophylla, and N. vogelii.
Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List: assessed 2015, published 2018)
Nepenthes jacquelineae
Where found: Barisan Mountains, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Altitudinal distribution: 1700m to 2200m above sea level (lowland/intermediate/highland).
Conservation status: Not listed
(IUCN Red List)
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