Utricularia geoffrayi

Utricularia geoffrayi is a small, probably perennial, terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. geoffrayi is native to Indochina and can be found in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. It was originally published and described by François Pellegrin in 1920. It grows as a terrestrial plant among short grasses in or around rice fields at altitudes from sea level to 1,300 m (4,265 ft). It has been collected in flower between September and December.[2]

Utricularia geoffrayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Species:
U. geoffrayi
Binomial name
Utricularia geoffrayi
Synonyms[1]
  • Utricularia ramosissima Wakabayashi

Utricularia ramosissima from Ubon Ratchathani Province in northeastern Thailand was described as a separate species.[3] It is regarded as a synonym of U. geoffrayi.[1]

See also

References

  1. GBIF Secretariat (2017). Utricularia ramosissima Wakabayashi GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist Dataset. Accessed 2018-03-31.
  2. Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
  3. Wakabayashi, H. 2010. "Utricularia ramosissima (Lentibulariaceae), a new species from north-eastern Thailand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2014-03-07. Journal of Insectivorous Plant Society 61(2): 33–38.


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