Utricularia nephrophylla
Species of carnivorous plant
| Utricularia nephrophylla | |
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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. Orchidioides |
| Species: | U. nephrophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Utricularia nephrophylla Benj. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Utricularia nephrophylla is a small to medium-sized lithophytic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. nephrophylla is endemic to Brazil. It was originally published and described by Ludwig Benjamin in 1847. Its habitat is reported as being wet, mostly vertical rocks in montane forests at altitudes from 600 m (1,969 ft) to 1,200 m (3,937 ft). It flowers year-round.[1]
See also
- List of Utricularia species
References
- ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
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