Utricularia andongensis

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Bivalvaria"
sectio = "Oligocista"
species = "U. andongensis"
binomial = "Utricularia andongensis"
binomial_authority = Welw. ex Hiern
synonyms =
* ["U. conferta" Kamieński]
*"U. prehensilis" var. "parviflora" Oliv.
*"U. tortilis" var. "andongensis" (Welw. ex Hiern) Kamieński

"Utricularia andongensis" is a small, probably perennial, carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia". It is endemic to tropical Africa, where it can be found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. "U. andongensis" grows as a terrestrial or lithophytic plant on wet, bare rocks or among mosses in grasslands at altitudes from convert|240|m|ft|0|lk=on|abbr=on to convert|1800|m|ft|0|abbr=on. It was originally named by Friedrich Welwitsch but formally described and published by William Philip Hiern in 1900.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References