Utricularia vitellina

Taxobox


status =
status_ref =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Bivalvaria"
sectio = "Oligocista"
species = "U. vitellina"
binomial = "Utricularia vitellina"
binomial_authority = Ridl.
synonyms =
*"U. aurea" Ridl.

"Utricularia vitellina" is a small or very small, probably perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia". It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia and is only known from two mountain peaks (Gunung Tahan and Gunung Kerbau) that are over convert|100|km|mi|1|abbr=on|lk=on apart. "U. vitellina" grows as a terrestrial plant in peaty stream banks among bryophytes at altitudes from convert|1500|m|ft|0|abbr=on to convert|2100|m|ft|0|abbr=on. It was originally described by Henry Nicholas Ridley in 1923. It is distinct from the rest of the species in section "Oligocista" by not having a basal swelling of the lower corolla lip.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References