Utricularia pulchra
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| Utricularia pulchra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus: | Utricularia |
| Subgenus: | Bivalvaria |
| Section: | Phyllaria |
| Species: | U. pulchra |
| Binomial name | |
| Utricularia pulchra P.Taylor | |
| Synonyms | |
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Utricularia pulchra is a small, probably annual, carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is endemic to New Guinea. U. pulchra grows as a lithophyte or terrestrial plant among mosses in wet sand or rocks and on wet cliffs at altitudes from 2,250 m (7,382 ft) to 3,100 m (10,171 ft). It was originally described by Peter Taylor in 1977.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
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