Utricularia nelumbifolia

Taxobox

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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Utricularia"
sectio = "Orchidioides"
species = "U. nelumbifolia"
binomial = "Utricularia nelumbifolia"
binomial_authority = Gardner
synonyms =
*"U. nelumbifolia" var. "macahensis" Fromm

"Utricularia nelumbifolia" is a large perennial aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia". "U. nelumbifolia", an epiphytic species, is endemic to Brazil. It was originally published and described by George Gardner in 1842. Its habitat is reported as being restricted to the water-filled leaf axils of "Vriesia" species, which are bromeliads, in arid volcanic locations at altitudes from convert|800|m|ft|0|lk=on|abbr=on to convert|2200|m|ft|abbr=on. "U. nelumbifolia" will produce aerial stolons that descend into nearby leaf axils in order to colonize new territory, similar to the habit of "U. humboldtii". It typically flowers from May to August.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References