Utricularia uxoris
| Utricularia uxoris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus: | Utricularia |
| Subgenus: | Utricularia |
| Section: | Orchidioides |
| Species: | U. uxoris |
| Binomial name | |
| Utricularia uxoris Gómez-Laur. | |
Utricularia uxoris is a small epiphytic carnivorous plant in the genus Utricularia that is endemic to Costa Rica. It is distinguished from all other members of section Orchidioides in having green glabrous flowers with a white spur and its small size. The species is only known from its type locality in Reserva Biológica El Copal, Cartago Province. It was collected in 2004 by Jorge Gómez-Laurito, Diego Salazar, and Jorge Carmona and then formally described in 2005 by Gómez-Laurito.[1]
Utricularia uxoris is possibly just a form or variety of U. jamesoniana,[2] but Gómez-Laurito indicated in his original description of U. uxoris that it has shallow corolla lobe divisions, compared to the deeply dissected corolla lobes found on U. jamesoniana flowers.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Gómez-Laurito, J. 2005. Utricularia uxoris (Lentibulariaceae), una nueva especie Costarricense de la sect. Orchidioides. Lankesteriana, 5(2): 137-139.
- ↑ Rice, B.A. 2010. The Carnivorous Plant FAQ. Accessed 26 February 2011.
- ↑