Utricularia jamesoniana — a medium houseplant
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Utricularia jamesoniana

Utricularia Jamesoniana

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Utricularia jamesoniana is a small perennial epiphyte carnivorous plant in the family Lentibulariaceae. It is native to Central America, the Antilles, and northern and western South America. Specifically, it can be found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela and on the islands of Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Dominica, and Martinique. The species was originally published and described by Daniel Oliver in 1860. Its habitat is reported as being mossy tree trunks in montane cloud forests or lowland rain forests at altitudes from sea level to 2,500 m (8,202 ft). It flowers year-round.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Utricularia
Family
Lentibulariaceae
PLATES
Utricularia jamesoniana flower
PLATE 01 · flower
Utricularia jamesoniana flower
PLATE 02 · flower
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