Utricularia longeciliata

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Bivalvaria"
sectio = "Aranella"
species = "U. longeciliata"
binomial = "Utricularia longeciliata"
binomial_authority = A.DC.
synonyms =
* ["Aranella fimbriata" Gleason]
*"Cosmiza longiciliata" (A.DC.) Small
*"Polypompholyx laciniata" Benj.
*"P. longeciliata" (A.DC.) L.B.Sm.
*"P. schomburgkii" Klotzsch
*"Utricularia pectinata" Splitg. ex de Vries

"Utricularia longeciliata" is a small to medium-sized perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia". "U. longeciliata" is endemic to South America, where it can be found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. It grows as a terrestrial plant in damp, sandy soils at altitudes from near sea level to convert|1400|m|ft|0|lk=on|abbr=on. It flowers throughout the year in its native range. "U. longeciliata" was originally described and published by Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle in 1844.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References