Utricularia cucullata

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Utricularia cucullata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia
Section: Vesiculina
Species: U. cucullata
Binomial name
Utricularia cucullata
A.St.-Hil. & Girard
Synonyms
  • U. ayacuchae Steyerm.
  • U. elephas Luetzelb.
  • U. malmeana Sylvén
  • U. palatina Weber ex Benj.
  • Vesiculina cucullata
    (A.St.-Hil. & Girard) Barnhart

Utricularia cucullata is a small suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. cucullata is endemic to South America and can be found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, and Venezuela.[1]

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[edit] References

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


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