Biology:Utricularia longeciliata

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Short description: Species of carnivorous plant

Utricularia longeciliata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia subg. Bivalvaria
Section: Utricularia sect. Aranella
Species:
U. longeciliata
Binomial name
Utricularia longeciliata
A.DC.
Synonyms
  • [Aranella fimbriata Gleason]
  • Cosmiza longeciliata (A.DC.) Small
  • Polypompholyx laciniata Benj.
  • P. longeciliata (A.DC.) L.B.Sm.
  • P. schomburgkii Klotzsch
  • Utricularia pectinata Splitg. ex de Vries

Utricularia longeciliata is a small to medium-sized perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. longeciliata is endemic to South America, where it can be found in Brazil , Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. It grows as a terrestrial plant in damp, sandy soils at altitudes from near sea level to 1,400 m (4,593 ft). It flowers throughout the year in its native range. U. longeciliata was originally described and published by Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle in 1844.[1]

See also

References

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

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