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Utricularia andongensis

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Utricularia andongensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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. andongensis
Binomial name
Utricularia andongensis
Synonyms
  • U. conferta Kamieński
  • U. prehensilis var. parviflora Oliv.
  • U. tortilis var. andongensis
    (Welw. ex Hiern) Kamieński

Utricularia andongensis is a small, probably perennial, carnivorous plant that belongs to the family Lentibulariaceae.[2][3] It is endemic to tropical Africa, where it can be found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. U. andongensis grows as a terrestrial or lithophytic plant on wet, bare rocks or among mosses in grasslands at altitudes from 240 m (787 ft) to 1,800 m (5,906 ft). It was originally named by Friedrich Welwitsch but formally described and published by William Philip Hiern in 1900.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Clarke, C.M. (2018). "Utricularia andongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T107249868A144000664. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T107249868A144000664.en. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Utricularia andongensis Welw. ex Hiern". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Utricularia andongensis Welw. ex Hiern". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.