Utricularia pulchra

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Utricularia pulchra
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia subg. Bivalvaria
Section: Utricularia sect. Phyllaria
Species:
U. pulchra
Binomial name
Utricularia pulchra
P.Taylor
Synonyms
  • [U. striatula Ridl.]

Utricularia pulchra is a small, probably annual, carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is endemic to New Guinea. U. pulchra grows as a lithophyte or terrestrial plant among mosses in wet sand or rocks and on wet cliffs at altitudes from 2,250 m (7,382 ft) to 3,100 m (10,171 ft). It was originally described by Peter Taylor in 1977.[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.


Retrieved from ""