Utricularia sect. Steyermarkia

Utricularia sect. Steyermarkia is a section in the genus Utricularia. The three species in this section are small lithophyte carnivorous plants native to South America. Both U. aureomaculata and U. steyermarkii were previously included in U. sect. Setiscapella until Peter Taylor split them off from it in 1989 with the creation of section Steyermarkia. He did this on the basis of the very different seeds and multinerved leaves seen in these two species.[1] Utricularia cochleata was described in 2008 and added to this section after these taxonomic shifts.[2] This section is named in honor of Julian Alfred Steyermark.[1]

Utricularia sect. Steyermarkia
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. Steyermarkia
P.Taylor
Type species
U. aureomaculata
Species
Synonyms
  • U. sect. Setiscapella
    (Barnhart) P.Taylor, partly

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References

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  1. ^ a b Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
  2. ^ Bove, C.P. 2008. A new species of Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae) from central Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Botânica, 31: 555-558.