Utricularia jamesoniana

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Utricularia jamesoniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Lentibulariaceae Genus: Utricularia Subgenus: Utricularia Section: Orchidioides Species: U. jamesoniana
Binomial name
Utricularia jamesoniana Oliv.
Synonyms
Orchyllium schimperi (Schenck) Barnhart U. concinna N.E.Br. U. schimperi Schenck U. verapazensis Morong ex Donn.Sm.

Utricularia jamesoniana is a small perennial epiphyte carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. jamesoniana is native to Central America, the Antilles, and northern and western South America. It can be found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela and on the islands of Guadeloupe, Hispanola, Dominica, and Martinique. It was originally published and described by Daniel Oliver in 1860. Its habitat is reported as being mossy tree trunks in montane cloud forests or lowland rain forests at altitudes from sea level to 2,500 m (8,202 ft). It flowers year-round.^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of Utricularia species

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