A new species of Utricularia L. (Lentibulariaceae) from the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil

Authors

  • Gleidineia Leite Campos Centro Estadual de Educação Profissional em Logística e Transportes Luiz Pinto de Carvalho, Rua Ana Mariani Bittencourt, s/n, São Caetano, 40390-570, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.
  • Martin Cheek Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW93AB, UK.
  • Ana Maria Giulietti Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Avenida Transnordestina, s/n, Novo Horizonte, 44036-900, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/scb7967

Abstract

A new species of the genus Utricularia is described from the Chapada Diamantina, in the state of Bahia. Utricularia catolesensis G. L. Campos, M. Cheek & Giul. is morphologically related to Utricularia purpureocaerulea A. St. Hil. & Girard, differing from it by its acute to subacute sepals, the white or rarely lilac corolla, basal hump on lower lip yellowish white and seeds pyramidal. The species occurs in swamps, in grassy areas or at the margins of streams.

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Iucn. 2001. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. Cambridge, IUCN.

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Taylor PG. 1999. Lentibulariaceae, p. 782-803. In: JA Steyermark, PE Berry, K Yatskievych & BK Holst (eds.). Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana, Vol. 5. St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press.

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Published

2010-12-31

How to Cite

Campos, G. L., Cheek, M., & Giulietti, A. M. (2010). A new species of Utricularia L. (Lentibulariaceae) from the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil. SITIENTIBUS série Ciências Biológicas, 10(2), 233–235. https://doi.org/10.13102/scb7967

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2010)

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