Utricularia bosminifera

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Bivalvaria"
sectio = "Oligocista"
species = "U. bosminifera"
binomial = "Utricularia bosminifera"
binomial_authority = Ostenf.
synonyms =
*"U. bifida" var. "bosminifera" (Ostenf.) J.F.Maxwell

"Utricularia bosminifera" is a small, probably perennial, carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia". It is endemic to the Ko Chang island of Trat Province in Thailand. "U. bosminifera" grows as a terrestrial or subaquatic plant on sandy banks by streams. It flowers throughout the year. "U. bosminifera" was originally described and published by Carl Hansen Ostenfeld in 1906 and later reduced to a variety of "U. bifida" by J. F. Maxwell in 1985. Peter Taylor disagreed with Maxwell's taxonomic treatment and reinstated the species in his 1986 monograph. The species epithet, "bosminifera", refers to the bladder traps' shape, which resembles a "Bosmina", a small crustracean.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References