Utricularia longeciliata

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Utricularia longeciliata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Lentibulariaceae Genus: Utricularia Subgenus: Bivalvaria Section: Aranella Species: U. longeciliata
Binomial name
Utricularia longeciliata A.DC.
Synonyms
[Aranella fimbriata Gleason] Cosmiza longiciliata (A.DC.) Small Polypompholyx laciniata Benj. P. longeciliata (A.DC.) L.B.Sm. P. schomburgkii Klotzsch Utricularia pectinata Splitg. ex de Vries

Utricularia longeciliata is a small to medium-sized perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. longeciliata is endemic to South America, where it can be found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. It grows as a terrestrial plant in damp, sandy soils at altitudes from near sea level to 1,400 m (4,593 ft). It flowers throughout the year in its native range. U. longeciliata was originally described and published by Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle in 1844.^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of Utricularia species

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