Utricularia endresii

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Utricularia endresii
Scientific classification Edit this 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. endresii
Binomial name
Utricularia endresii
Synonyms
  • Ochyllium endresii
    (Rchb.) Barnhart ex McIntyre & Chrysler
  • [U. alpina
    P.Taylor
    ]

Utricularia endresii is a medium-sized

orchidologist Ludwig Reichenbach, who originally described it as a "Lentibulariaceous Orchid," a name which seems to have stuck for some time after its description in 1874. It was even cultivated in orchid houses. It is named in honor of A. R. Endres, the person who originally collected the first specimens sent to Reichenbach for description.[1]

See also

References

  1. The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph
    . Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.

External links

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