Utricularia microcalyx

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Bivalvaria"
sectio = "Calpidisca"
species = "U. microcalyx"
binomial = "Utricularia microcalyx"
binomial_authority = (P.Taylor) P.Taylor
synonyms =
*"U. welwitschii" var. "microcalyx" P.Taylor

"Utricularia microcalyx" is a small to medium-sized annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia". It is native to tropical Africa, where it can be found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. "U. microcalyx" grows as a terrestrial plant in damp, sandy or peaty soils in grasslands at altitudes from convert|1200|m|ft|0|lk=on|abbr=on to convert|1650|m|ft|0|abbr=on. It typically flowers between February and July. It was originally described and published by Peter Taylor in 1964 as a variety of "U. welwitschii". Taylor elevated this variety to the species level in 1971.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References