Utricularia nana
Species of carnivorous plant
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Utricularia nana is a carnivorous plant of the Lentibulariaceae family and is the only species in the section Benjaminia.
| Utricularia nana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus: | Utricularia |
| Subgenus: | Utricularia subg. Bivalvaria |
| Section: | Utricularia sect. Benjaminia |
| Species: | U. nana |
| Binomial name | |
| Utricularia nana A. St. Hil. & Girard, 1838 | |

Distribution
It is native to the South American countries of Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guinea, Brazil and Paraguay. It grows in swampy ground by streams and wet sandy savanna, from sea level to 1,250 m. The plant flowers between January and June.
Description
References
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- Peter Taylor (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. London: HMSO. ISBN 0-11-250046-3.
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