Utricularia choristotheca

Taxobox


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

"Utricularia choristotheca" is a very small, probably perennial, rheophytic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia". "U. choristotheca" is endemic to Suriname, where it is only known from the type location, and French Guiana, where it is found on Montagne des Nouragues. It grows as a rheophyte on bare granite rocks in dripping water at altitudes up to convert|900|m|ft|0|lk=on|abbr=on. It has been collected in flower or fruit in July. It was originally described and published by Peter Taylor in 1986.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References