Utricularia foliosa L.

  • Filed As

    Lentibulariaceae
    Utricularia aff. foliosa L.

  • Collector(s)

    G. Eiten 4635 with Liene T. Eiten, 22 May 1962

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Lorêto Mun. "Ilha de Balsas" region between the Balsas & Parnaíba Rivers. Ca. 35 km S of Lorêto. 3 km E of main house of Fazenda Morros, at dammed pond of "Sambaíba:.

  • Habitat

    Submerged in shallow water by earthen dam. [See label for further habitat description.].

  • Description

    Flower emersed. Flower face 7 ½ mm by 6 ½ mm tall. Petals light purple; lower lip with rounded projection near throat is yellow with red spots. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 929818

    Occurrence ID: 3de0671d-de72-4936-bcfc-1a8d3819e7c4

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Lentibulariaceae

  • All Determinations

    Utricularia foliosa L., aff., det L. B. Smith, 1966

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Lorêto Mun.

  • Locality

    "Ilha de Balsas" region between the Balsas & Parnaíba Rivers. Ca. 35 km S of Lorêto. 3 km E of main house of Fazenda Morros, at dammed pond of "Sambaíba:.

  • Coordinates

    -7.0844, -45.1408

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    79629

  • Georeferencing Method

    Other source. The coordinates represent the seat of the municipio.

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

  • Distribution

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Flora of Brazil
STATE OF MARANHlO
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00929818
BOTANICAL
®ARDEti
Utricularia aff. follosa L.
(dup.det.L.B.Smith & D#H#N i cols on ,1966)
Municfpio de Loreto: HIlha de Balsas11 region between the
Balsas & Paraaiba Rivers# Ca# 35 km S of IORfiTO. 3 km 2 of
main house of Fazenda Morros, at dammed pond of "Sambafba11#
22 May 1962
(Main vegetation types of region: (l)ttchapadan, deciduous to
evergreen xeromorphic tree woodland (ftcerradao°) on tops of
sandstone plateaus & some lew flat land; (2)!ltabuleirotl, decid-
uous low-tree woodland (another type of "cerradao") on upper
parts of rolling terrainjf (3)t,natafti closed, deciduous to
e-vergreen forest, in galleries; (4.)ffcaatingalt, open deciduous
forest on lower parts of rolling terrain; (5)”varJaow, scat-
tered deciduous forest-type trees on low flat land; (o)•cocal*»
dense babagu palm groves on Pamafba River terrace & some brook
valleys# Dry season 4^-5 months with almost no rain; brooks
intermittent. Annual fires & cattle grazing in all areas*
Some spots with dense secondary chapada scrub ("carrasco”);
much tabuleiro cleared to form grassy pasture; much mata,
caatinga & varjao in shifting cultivation#)
This nfl: submerged in shallow water by earthen dam# Flowers
emersed* Flower face 7 1/2 mm by 6 1/2 mm tall# Petals light
purple; lower lip with rounded projection near throat is yellow
with red spots#
leg# George Eiten & Liene T* Eiten, nfl 4635
00929818