Utricularia aureomaculata (Utricularia aureomaculata)
Description
Utricularia aureomaculata is a small, probably annual, lithophyte carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. aureomaculata is endemic to Venezuela and is only known from three locations: the type location on Ptari-tepuí in the Venezuelan state of Bolívar, one other location from Ptari-tepuí, and also from Amaruay-tepuí. It grows as a terrestrial lithophyte on moist mossy bluffs. It has been collected in flower in May, October, and November. It was originally described and published by Julian Alfred Steyermark in 1953.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Lamiales
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Family: Lentibulariaceae
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Genus: Utricularia
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