Utricularia buntingiana

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Utricularia"
sectio = "Orchidioides"
species = "U. buntingiana"
binomial = "Utricularia buntingiana"
binomial_authority = P.Taylor

"Utricularia buntingiana" is a small epiphytic, perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia". "U. buntingiana" is endemic to Venezuela, where it is only known from a few locations: the type location in Henri Pittier National Park, one collection on the Paraguaná Peninsula, and a few others from Falcón. It was originally published and described by Peter Taylor in 1975. Its habitat is reported as being mossy trees in montane forests at altitudes from convert|830|m|ft|0|lk=on to convert|1775|m|ft|0. It has been seen flowering in June and July. Both "U. buntingiana" and "U. praetermissa" possess a double-curved corolla spur.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References