Utricularia pobeguinii
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus: | Utricularia |
| Subgenus: | Utricularia subg. Bivalvaria |
| Section: | Utricularia sect. Oligocista |
| Species: | U. pobeguinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Utricularia pobeguinii | |
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Utricularia pobeguinii is a small annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is endemic to Africa and is only found in the region around Kindia, Guinea. U. pobeguinii grows as a terrestrial plant in wet soils among sandstone at altitudes from 500 m (1,640 ft) to 1,000 m (3,281 ft). It was originally described by François Pellegrin in 1914, reduced to a variety of U. spiralis by Peter Taylor in 1963, and later elevated back to the species level by Taylor upon further investigation.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Cheek, M. (2019). "Utricularia pobeguinii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T85742982A85742992. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T85742982A85742992.en. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ↑ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
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