Utricularia jamesoniana

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Utricularia"
sectio = "Orchidioides"
species = "U. jamesoniana"
binomial = "Utricularia jamesoniana"
binomial_authority = Oliv.
synonyms =
*"Orchyllium schimperi" (Schenck) Barnhart
*"U. concinna" N.E.Br.
*"U. schimperi" Schenck
*"U. verapazensis" Morong ex Donn.Sm.

"Utricularia jamesoniana" is a small perennial epiphyte carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia". "U. jamesoniana" is native to Central America, the Antilles, and northern and western South America. It can be found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela and on the islands of Guadeloupe, Hispanola, Dominica, and Martinique. It was originally published and described by Daniel Oliver in 1860. Its habitat is reported as being mossy tree trunks in montane cloud forests or lowland rain forests at altitudes from sea level to convert|2500|m|ft|0|lk=on|abbr=on. It flowers year-round.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References