Utricularia mannii

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Utricularia"
sectio = "Chelidon"
sectio_authority = P.Taylor
species = "U. mannii"
binomial = "Utricularia mannii"
binomial_authority = Oliv.
synonyms =
*"U. bryophila" Ridl.

"Utricularia mannii" is a small, perennial, epiphytic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia" and is the only member of "Utricularia" sect. "Chelidon". "U. mannii" is endemic to tropical Africa, particularly the islands in the Gulf of Guinea (Bioko, São Tomé, and Príncipe) and the adjacent mainland (Cameroon and Nigeria). It grows as an epiphytic plant on mossy tree trunks in rain forests at altitudes from convert|500|m|ft|0|lk=on|abbr=on to convert|2100|m|ft|0|abbr=on. It has been collected in flower between April and November. It was originally published and described by Daniel Oliver in 1865 and placed in its own section, "Chelidon", in 1986 by Peter Taylor.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References