Utricularia sect. Choristothecae

Taxobox
name = "Choristothecae"


image_caption =
status =
status_ref =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Utricularia"
sectio = "Choristothecae"
sectio_authority = P.Taylor
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"Utricularia choristotheca"
*"Utricularia determannii"
type_species = "U. choristotheca"
type_species_authority = P.Taylor

"Utricularia" sect. "Choristothecae" is a section in the genus "Utricularia". The two species in this section are very small rheophytic carnivorous plants that were formally included in section "Avesicaria" but were reassigned to their own section by Peter Taylor in 1989. He had included them in section "Avesicaria" largely because of the similar habit of the species, but the unique pollen morphology, dissimilar internal trap glands, and the anthers led Taylor to move these two species to section "Choristothecae". Both species are endemic to South America, with "Utricularia determannii" only known from Suriname and "Utricularia choristotheca" located in French Guiana and Suriname.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References