Utricularia petersoniae
Appearance
Utricularia petersoniae | |
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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. Foliosa |
Species: | U. petersoniae
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Binomial name | |
Utricularia petersoniae |
Utricularia petersoniae is a small annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. petersoniae, a lithophyte, is endemic to the Mexican state of Guerrero. It was first published and described by Peter Taylor in 1986. It is named in honor of Kathleen M. Peterson, one of the collectors who first discovered this species.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
- ^ Reveal, James L. (2004-01-01). "KATHLEEN M. PETERSON 1948-2003". Sida. 21 (2): 1239–1243.