Utricularia sect. Kamienskia
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Utricularia sect. Kamienskia is a section
in the genus Utricularia. The two species in this section are very small bryophilous lithophytic
carnivorous plant
s. Peter Taylor
originally described and published the section and its single species, Utricularia peranomala
, in 1986. In 2007, Guang Wan Hu described Utricularia mangshanensis
and placed it in this section. Both species are endemic to China
.
Section (botany)
In botany, a section is a taxonomic rank below the genus, but above the species. The subgenus, if present, is higher than the section, and the rank of series, if present, is below the section. Sections are typically used to help organise very large genera, which may have hundreds of species...
in the genus Utricularia. The two species in this section are very small bryophilous lithophytic
Lithophyte
Lithophytes are a type of plant that grows in or on rocks. Lithophytes feed off moss, nutrients in rain water, litter, and even their own dead tissue....
carnivorous plant
Carnivorous plant
Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods. Carnivorous plants appear adapted to grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients, especially nitrogen, such as acidic...
s. Peter Taylor
Peter Taylor (botanist)
Peter Geoffrey Taylor was a British botanist who worked at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew throughout his career in botany. Taylor was born in 1926 and joined the staff of the herbarium at Kew in 1948. He published his first new species, Utricularia pentadactyla, in 1954...
originally described and published the section and its single species, Utricularia peranomala
Utricularia peranomala
Utricularia peranomala is a very small, annual, bryophilous lithophytic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. peranomala is endemic to China, where it is only known from the type location in the hilly northeastern part of Guangxi. It grows as a lithophyte on wet rocks in...
, in 1986. In 2007, Guang Wan Hu described Utricularia mangshanensis
Utricularia mangshanensis
Utricularia mangshanensis is a carnivorous plant belonging to the genus Utricularia. This species is known only from the Mangshan Mountains of Hunan Province, China. It is thought to be most closely related to U. peranomala....
and placed it in this section. Both species are endemic to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
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