Utricularia spiralis

Taxobox


status =
status_ref =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Bivalvaria"
sectio = "Oligocista"
species = "U. spiralis"
binomial = "Utricularia spiralis"
binomial_authority = Sm.
synonyms =
*"Nelipus spiralis" (Sm.) Raf.
*"Utricularia baumii" Kamieński
*"U. baumii" var. leptocheilos Pellegr.
* ["U. caerulea" Warb.]
*"U. paradoxa" F.E.Lloyd
*"U. paradoxa" F.E.Lloyd & G.Taylor
* ["U. reticulata" Oliv.]
*"U. spiralis" var. "spiralis" P.Taylor

"Utricularia spiralis" is a medium to large-sized, probably perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia". It is endemic to tropical Africa and can be found in Angola, Burundi, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Zambia. "U. spiralis" grows as a terrestrial plant in swamps or marshes in peaty or sandy soils at altitudes from sea level to convert|1860|m|ft|0|abbr=on|lk=on. It was originally described by James Edward Smith in 1819.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References