Utricularia andongensis is a small, probably perennial, carnivorous plant that belongs to the family Lentibulariaceae.[2][3] It is endemic to tropical Africa, where it can be found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. U. andongensis grows as a terrestrial or lithophytic plant on wet, bare rocks or among mosses in grasslands at altitudes from 240 m (787 ft) to 1,800 m (5,906 ft). It was originally named by Friedrich Welwitsch but formally described and published by William Philip Hiern in 1900.[4]
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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. Oligocista |
| Species: | U. andongensis
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| Utricularia andongensis | |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Clarke, C.M. (2018). "Utricularia andongensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T107249868A144000664. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T107249868A144000664.en. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ^ "Utricularia andongensis Welw. ex Hiern". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ^ "Utricularia andongensis Welw. ex Hiern". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
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