Utricularia longeciliata

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]

Utricularia longeciliata
Scientific classification
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
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

See also

References

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


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