Utricularia bracteata

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Bivalvaria"
sectio = "Nigrescentes"
species = "U. bracteata"
binomial = "Utricularia bracteata"
binomial_authority = R.D.Good

"Utricularia bracteata" is a medium-sized, probably perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia". "U. bracteata" is endemic to southern tropical Africa, where it has only been found at the type location in Angola, two other collections also in Angola, a collection in northern Zambia, and another from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It grows as a terrestrial plant in peaty grasslands at altitudes from convert|1000|m|ft|0|lk=on|abbr=on to convert|1500|m|ft|0|abbr=on. It was originally described and published by Ronald D'Oyley Good in 1924.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References