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'''''Utricularia microcalyx''''' is a small to medium-sized [[annual plant|annual]] [[carnivorous plant]] that belongs to the [[genus]] ''[[Utricularia]]''. It is native to tropical [[Africa]], where it can be found in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and [[Zambia]]. ''U. microcalyx'' grows as a terrestrial plant in damp, sandy or [[peat]]y soils in grasslands at altitudes from {{convert|1200|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} to {{convert|1650|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. It typically flowers between February and July. It was originally described and published by [[Peter Taylor (botanist)|Peter Taylor]] in 1964 as a [[variety (botany)|variety]] of ''[[Utricularia welwitschii|U. welwitschii]]''. Taylor elevated this variety to the species level in 1971.<ref name="Taylor 1989">Taylor, Peter. (1989). ''[[The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph]]''. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.</ref> |
'''''Utricularia microcalyx''''' is a small to medium-sized [[annual plant|annual]] [[carnivorous plant]] that belongs to the [[genus]] ''[[Utricularia]]''. It is native to tropical [[Africa]], where it can be found in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and [[Zambia]]. ''U. microcalyx'' grows as a terrestrial plant in damp, sandy or [[peat]]y soils in grasslands at altitudes from {{convert|1200|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} to {{convert|1650|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. It typically flowers between February and July. It was originally described and published by [[Peter Taylor (botanist)|Peter Taylor]] in 1964 as a [[variety (botany)|variety]] of ''[[Utricularia welwitschii|U. welwitschii]]''. Taylor elevated this variety to the species level in 1971.<ref name="Taylor 1989">Taylor, Peter. (1989). ''[[The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph]]''. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus: | Utricularia |
| Subgenus: | Utricularia subg. Bivalvaria |
| Section: | Utricularia sect. Calpidisca |
| Species: | U. microcalyx
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| Utricularia microcalyx (P.Taylor) P.Taylor
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Utricularia microcalyx is a small to medium-sized annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is native to tropical Africa, where it can be found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. U. microcalyx grows as a terrestrial plant in damp, sandy or peaty soils in grasslands at altitudes from 1,200 m (3,937 ft) to 1,650 m (5,413 ft). It typically flowers between February and July. It was originally described and published by Peter Taylor in 1964 as a variety of U. welwitschii. Taylor elevated this variety to the species level in 1971.[1]
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References[edit]
- ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
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