| Utricularia spiralis | |
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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. Bivalvaria |
| Section: | Utricularia sect. Oligocista |
| Species: | U. spiralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Utricularia spiralis Sm. | |
| Synonyms | |
Utricularia spiralis is a medium to large-sized, probably perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is endemic to tropical Africa and can be found in Angola, Burundi, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Zambia. U. spiralis grows as a terrestrial plant in swamps or marshes in peaty or sandy soils at altitudes from sea level to 1,860 m (6,102 ft). It was originally described by James Edward Smith in 1819.
See also
References
- Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
External links
- Utricularia spiralis in Brunken, U., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Janssen, T., Thiombiano, A. & Zizka, G. 2008. West African plants - A Photo Guide. www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de.
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| Utricularia spiralis | |
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- Carnivorous plants of Africa
- Flora of Angola
- Flora of Burundi
- Flora of Chad
- Flora of Ivory Coast
- Flora of Gabon
- Flora of Guinea
- Flora of Liberia
- Flora of Malawi
- Flora of Sierra Leone
- Flora of Tanzania
- Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Flora of Zambia
- Utricularia
- Plants described in 1819
- Lentibulariaceae stubs