Utricularia campbelliana

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Utricularia"
sectio = "Orchidioides"
species = "U. campbelliana"
binomial = "Utricularia campbelliana"
binomial_authority = Oliv.
synonyms =
*"Ochyllium campbellianum" (Oliver) Gleason
*"U. campbelliana" var. "minor" Steyerm.

"Utricularia campbelliana" is a small epiphytic, perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia". "U. campbelliana" is endemic to northern South America, where it is found in Guyana and Venezuela and most likely also Brazil, though no positive records exist from that country. It was originally published and described by Daniel Oliver in 1887. It is named in honor of William Hunter Campbell, an attorney and amateur botanist who lived in Georgetown, Guyana. Its habitat is reported as being tree trunks, branches, and prop roots (mostly of "Bonnetia" species) at altitudes from convert|1500|m|ft|0|lk=on to convert|2500|m|ft|0, but has been found at altitudes as low as convert|690|m|ft|0. It has been seen flowering between August and April. In his 1989 monograph on the genus, Peter Taylor noted that at least one specimen has been recorded as being visited by a hummingbird and it is likely that both "U. campbelliana" and "U. quelchii" are bird-pollinated.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References