Kingdom Plantae Family Lentibulariaceae Subgenus Utricularia Scientific name Utricularia guyanensis | Order Lamiales Genus Utricularia Section Stylotheca
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Similar Utricularia adpressa, Utricularia hispida, Utricularia longeciliata, Utricularia pusilla |
Utricularia guyanensis is a small, probably perennial, terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia and is the only member of Utricularia sect. Stylotheca. U. guyanensis is native to Central (Honduras and Nicaragua) and South America (Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela). It grows as a terrestrial plant on wet or damp sandy savannas at lower altitudes, but up to 1,100 m (3,609 ft) in BolĂvar. It has been collected in flower between January and November. It was originally published and described by Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle in 1844 and placed in its own section, Stylotheca.
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