Utricularia pobeguinii
| Utricularia pobeguinii | |
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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. Bivalvaria |
| Section: | Utricularia sect. Oligocista |
| Species: | U. pobeguinii
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| 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
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
References
- ^ 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.