Utricularia parthenopipes
Utricularia parthenopipes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
Genus: | Utricularia |
Subgenus: | Bivalvaria |
Section: | Aranella |
Species: | U. parthenopipes |
Binomial name | |
Utricularia parthenopipes P.Taylor | |
Utricularia parthenopipes is a small annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. parthenopipes is endemic to the Brazilian state of Bahia. It grows as a terrestrial plant in damp, sandy soils over sandstone rocks at altitudes from 500 m (1,640 ft) to 1,500 m (4,921 ft). It flowers between January and June in its native range. U. parthenopipes was originally described and published by Peter Taylor in 1986.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
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