Utricularia jamesoniana

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.^[2]

Flower

Utricularia jamesoniana
At Puyo, Ecuador
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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. Orchidioides
Species:	U. jamesoniana
Binomial name
Utricularia jamesoniana Oliv.
Synonyms
Orchyllium schimperi (Schenck) Barnhart U. concinna N.E.Br. U. schimperi Schenck U. verapazensis Morong ex Donn.Sm.

See also

• List of Utricularia species