Utricularia lihengiae (Lentibulariaceae), a new species from Northwest Yunnan, China

Utricularia lihengiae, a new species from the Dulongjiang region of northwest Yunnan, China, is here described and illustrated. The new species belongs to the section Oligocista and is similar to U. bifida L. and U. scandens Benj., from which it can be easily distinguished...

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Main Authors: Zhuo Cheng, Qiong Fang, Fei Wang, Chun-Lin Long
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-04-01
Series:PhytoKeys
Online Access:https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/63346/download/pdf/
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Summary:Utricularia lihengiae, a new species from the Dulongjiang region of northwest Yunnan, China, is here described and illustrated. The new species belongs to the section Oligocista and is similar to U. bifida L. and U. scandens Benj., from which it can be easily distinguished by the dark purple stripe on the corolla. The new species also differs in its shorter inflorescence and the shape of the calyx lobes.
ISSN:1314-2003