Utricularia uxoris

Utricularia uxoris is a small epiphytic carnivorous plant in the genus Utricularia that is endemic to Costa Rica. It is distinguished from all other members of section Orchidioides in having green glabrous flowers with a white spur and its small size. The species is only known from its type locality in Reserva Biológica El Copal, Cartago Province. It was collected in 2004 by Jorge Gómez-Laurito, Diego Salazar, and Jorge Carmona and then formally described in 2005 by Gómez-Laurito (2005).

Utricularia uxoris
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. uxoris
Binomial name
Utricularia uxoris
Gómez-Laur.

Utricularia uxoris is possibly just a form or variety of U. jamesoniana,[1] but Gómez-Laurito indicated in his original description of U. uxoris that it has shallow corolla lobe divisions, compared to the deeply dissected corolla lobes found on U. jamesoniana flowers.[2]

See also

References
  1. Rice 2010.
  2. Gómez-Laurito 2005.

Sources
  • Gómez-Laurito, J (2005). "Utricularia uxoris (Lentibulariaceae), una nueva especie Costarricense de la sect Orchidioides" (PDF). Lankesteriana. 5 (2): 137–139.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Rice, BA (2010). "The Carnivorous Plant FAQ". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2011. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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