Utricularia spiralis

Utricularia spiralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lentibulariaceae
Genus:	Utricularia
Subgenus:	Utricularia subg. Bivalvaria
Section:	Utricularia sect. Oligocista
Species:	U. spiralis
Binomial name
Utricularia spiralis Sm.
Synonyms
Nelipus spiralis (Sm.) Raf. Utricularia baumii Kamieński U. baumii var. leptocheilos Pellegr. [U. caerulea Warb.] U. paradoxa F.E.Lloyd U. paradoxa F.E.Lloyd & G.Taylor [U. reticulata Oliv.] U. spiralis var. spiralis P.Taylor

Utricularia spiralis is a medium to large-sized, probably perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is endemic to tropical Africa and can be found in Angola, Burundi, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Zambia. U. spiralis grows as a terrestrial plant in swamps or marshes in peaty or sandy soils at altitudes from sea level to 1,860 m (6,102 ft). It was originally described by James Edward Smith in 1819.

See also

• List of Utricularia species

External links

• Utricularia spiralis in Brunken, U., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Janssen, T., Thiombiano, A. & Zizka, G. 2008. West African plants - A Photo Guide. www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de.