Utricularia neottioides
Utricularia neottioides is a perennial, affixed aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). It is a mat-forming rheophyte that is attached to rocks in the shallows of swiftly moving water. It is endemic to South America and is found in the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Bolivia.[1]
Utricularia neottioides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
Genus: | Utricularia |
Subgenus: | Utricularia subg. Utricularia |
Section: | Utricularia sect. Avesicaria |
Species: | U. neottioides |
Binomial name | |
Utricularia neottioides A.St.Hil & Girard 1838 | |
Synonyms | |
U. herzogii
U. glazioviana Avesicaria neottioides
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See also
References
- Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
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