Biology:Utricularia jamesoniana

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Short description: Species of plant

Utricularia jamesoniana
Utricularia jamesoniana.jpg
At Puyo, Ecuador
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. jamesoniana
Binomial name
Utricularia jamesoniana
Oliv.
Synonyms
  • Orchyllium schimperi (Schenck) Barnhart
  • U. concinna N.E.Br.
  • U. schimperi Schenck
  • U. verapazensis Morong ex Donn.Sm.

Utricularia jamesoniana is a small perennial epiphyte carnivorous plant in the family Lentibulariaceae. It is native to Central America, the Antilles, and northern and western South America. Specifically, it can be found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela and on the islands of Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Dominica, and Martinique. The species was originally published and described by Daniel Oliver in 1860. Its habitat is reported as being mossy tree trunks in montane cloud forests or lowland rain forests at altitudes from sea level to 2,500 m (8,202 ft). It flowers year-round.[2]

Flower

See also

References

  1. Clarke, C.M. (2018). "Utricularia jamesoniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T107413007A144005813. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T107413007A144005813.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/107413007/144005813. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1583985 entry