Utricularia hispida

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Utricularia hispida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia
Section: Foliosa
Species: U. hispida
Binomial name
Utricularia hispida
Lam.
Synonyms
  • Calpidisca hispida (Lam.) Barnhart
  • [U. amethystina P.Taylor]
  • U. angustifolia Benj.
  • U. baldwinii Steyerm.
  • U. glueckii Luetzelb.
  • U. macerrima S.F.Blake
  • U. picta Warm.
  • [U. praelonga P.Taylor]

Utricularia hispida is a medium-sized terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. hispida, which is usually a perennial plant, is endemic to Central and South America.[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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