Biology:Utricularia geminiloba

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Short description: Species of carnivorous plant

Utricularia geminiloba
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia subg. Utricularia
Section: Utricularia sect. Orchidioides
Species:
U. geminiloba
Binomial name
Utricularia geminiloba
Benj.
Synonyms
  • U. itatiaiae Taub.
  • U. saudadensis Merl ex Luetzelb.
  • U. triphylla Ule

Utricularia geminiloba is a medium-sized perennial lithophyte or terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. geminiloba is endemic to Brazil . It was originally published and described by Ludwig Benjamin in 1847. The species epithet refers to the two pronounced anterior corolla lobes ("Gemini lobes").[1]

See also

References

  1. Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.

Wikidata ☰ Q7903055 entry