| Utricularia uxoris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 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 is possibly just a form or variety of U. jamesoniana, 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.
See also
References
Sources
- Gómez-Laurito, J (2005). "Utricularia uxoris (Lentibulariaceae), una nueva especie Costarricense de la sect Orchidioides" (PDF). Lankesteriana. 5 (2): 137–139.
- Rice, Barry A. (2010). "The Carnivorous Plant FAQ v.12". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
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| Utricularia uxoris | |
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