Utricularia viscosa

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Utricularia"
sectio = "Sprucea"
sectio_authority = P.Taylor
species = "U. viscosa"
binomial = "Utricularia viscosa"
binomial_authority = Spruce ex Oliv.
synonyms =
*"U. adenantha" Standl.
*"U. cutleri" Steyerm.

"Utricularia viscosa" is a small to medium sized perennial, terrestrial or subaquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia" and is the only member of "Utricularia" sect. "Sprucea". "U. viscosa" is native to Central America (Belize and Nicaragua) and South America (Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, and Venezuela). It grows as a terrestrial or subaquatic plant in wet sandy savannas at lower altitudes but as high as convert|900|m|ft|0|lk=on|abbr=on in Guyana. It was originally named by Richard Spruce and formally described by Daniel Oliver in 1860. In 1986, Peter Taylor placed this species in its own section, "Sprucea", which was named in honor of Richard Spruce.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References