Utricularia bisquamata

Utricularia bisquamata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Bivalvaria
Section: Calpidisca
Species: U. bisquamata
Binomial name
Utricularia bisquamata
Schrank

Utricularia bisquamata is a small annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is native to southern Africa, where it can be found in Angola, Lesotho, Madagascar, Namibia, and South Africa. U. bisquamata grows as a terrestrial plant in damp, sandy or peaty soils among mosses by streams or wet depressions at altitudes from near sea level to 1,200 m (3,937 ft) in South Africa and up to 2,250 km (7,381,890 ft) in Angola. It was originally described and published by Franz Paula von Schrank in 1824.[1]

Synonyms

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U. arenaria is an extremely variable species, which accounts for the amount of synonymy.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.