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Utricularia tricolor

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Utricularia tricolor is a medium to large sized perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. tricolor, a terrestrial species, is endemic to South America, where it is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela. It has a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 28.[1]

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Utricularia tricolor
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia subg. Utricularia
Section: Utricularia sect. Foliosa
Species:
U. tricolor
Binomial name
Utricularia tricolor
Synonyms
  • U. chamissonis Weber ex Benj.
  • U. fontana A.St.-Hil. & Girard
  • U. fusiformis Warm.
  • U. globulariifolia Mart. ex Benj.
  • U. globulariifolia var. caudata Sylvén
  • U. globulariifolia var. minor
    Merl ex Luetzelb.
  • U. gomezii A.DC.
  • [U. lundii Glaz.]
  • U. monantha Benj.
  • U. rotundifolia Merl ex Luetzelb.
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U. tricolor flowers in the wild
Utricularia tricolor stolons above ground and underground traps (indoor cultivation)

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