Utricularia reniformis

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Utricularia reniformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Lentibulariaceae Genus: Utricularia Subgenus: Utricularia Section: Orchidioides Species: U. reniformis
Binomial name
Utricularia reniformis A.St.-Hil.
Synonyms
U. ianthina Hook.f. U. maxima Weber ex Benj. U. nelumbifolia var. macahensis Fromm U. reniformis var. kromeri Ule U. reniformis f. minor Luetzelb.

Utricularia reniformis is a large perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. reniformis is endemic to Brazil. It was originally published and described by Augustin Saint-Hilaire in 1830. It usually grows as a terrestrial plant in wet grasslands and only sometimes as an epiphyte in the water-filled leaf axils of some bromeliad species. It is typically found between altitudes of 750 m (2,461 ft) and 1,900 m (6,234 ft) in its southern range and up to 2,500 m (8,202 ft) in its northern range. It has been collected in flower between October and March.^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of Utricularia species

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