Utricularia alpina

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Utricularia"
sectio = "Orchidioides"
species = "U. alpina"
binomial = "Utricularia alpina"
binomial_authority = Jacq.
synonyms =
*"Orchyllium alpinum" (Jacq.) Barnhart
*"U. grandiflora" Pers.
*"U. montana" Jacq.
*"U. montana" Poir.

"Utricularia alpina" is a medium-sized terrestrial or epiphytic, perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia". "U. alpina" is native to the Antilles and northern South America, where it is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela. In the Antilles it can be found in Dominica, Grenada, Guadaloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Saba, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, and Trinidad.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References