Utricularia pentadactyla

Taxobox


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

"Utricularia pentadactyla" is a small annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia". It is native to tropical Africa, where it can be found in Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. "U. pentadactyla" grows as a terrestrial plant in damp, sandy or peaty soils in grasslands or shallow soils over rock at altitudes from convert|1500|m|ft|0|lk=on|abbr=on to convert|2100|m|ft|0|abbr=on. It was originally described and published by Peter Taylor in 1954, the first "Utricularia" species described by Taylor.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References