Utricularia pubescens
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Tchansengwa Source Lake, Moxico
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Tchansengwa Source Lake, Moxico
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
For descriptions see World Flora Online |
| Type location: |
Sierra Leone |
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| Derivation of specific name: | pubescens: pubescent, velvety hairy. |
| Habitat: | In marshy grassland and on wet rock. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical South America, tropical Africa and India. |
| Botanical divisions: | III,VII,XI |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 4 August 2026 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 195. Meerts, P. et al. (2026). A checklist of the vascular plants of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PhytoKeys 277 Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 72. Taylor, P. (1972). Lentibulariaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique Page 29. Taylor, P. (1988). Lentibulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Page 19. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Utricularia pubescensAfrican Plant Database: Utricularia pubescens
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Utricularia pubescens
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Utricularia pubescens
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Wikipedia: Utricularia pubescens