Utricularia guyanensis A.DC.

Guedes, Felipe Martins, Miranda, Vitor Fernandes Oliveira & Alves, Marccus, 2022, Diversity and distribution of Lentibulariaceae in Bahia state, Brazil: implications for phytogeography and conservation, Phytotaxa 556 (3), pp. 213-255 : 234

2.11. Utricularia guyanensis A.DC. , Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 110 (1844). [ Figs. 1 and 6U ].

Terrestrial or helophyte.Aerial linear leaves. Slender and flexible scape. Basifixed and free bracts and bracteoles, entire margins. Ascending pedicels in fruits. Sepals with inconspicuous nerves, plan and entire margins. Yellow corolla, nongibbous palate, galeate lower lip, obsolete spur, shorter than and parallel to the lower lip. Longitudinally dehiscing capsule.

Selected material:— Camaçari , 30 November 2002, fl. and fr., F. Rivadavia 1442 ( SPF) ; Maraú , Estrada entre Itacaré e Maraú BR-030, 05 November 2017, fl. and fr., F.M. Guedes 100 ( ALCB, UFP) ; Mata de São João , próx. à praia de Massarandupió, 18 January 2003, fl. and fr., F. Rivadavia 1525 ( SPF) .

Comments:— Utricularia guyanensis can be readily distinguished from all the other congeners in Bahia state by its yellow corolla with an obsolete spur. In the state, this species is found only in areas of restinga.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Distribution of Lentibulariaceae species in Bahia state.

FIGURE 6. A. Genlisea aurea; B. G. exhibitionista; C. G. filiformis; D. G. guianensis; E. G. lobata; F. G. repens; G. G. tuberosa; H. G. uncinata; I. Utricularia adpressa; J–K. U. amethystina; L–M. U. blanchetii; N. U. breviscapa; O. U. costata; P. U. cucullata; Q. U. erectiflora; R. U. flaccida; S. U. foliosa; T. U. gibba; U. U. guyanensis; V. U. hydrocarpa; W. U. jamesoniana; X. U. juncea; Y. U. laxa. (Photos A by J.C. Zamora; B by C. Rohrbacher; C by Z. Miranda; D, E, G, H by P.M. Gonella; F, Y by H. Dolsan; I–M, Q, R, U, X by F.M. Guedes; N, O by J. Fabricante; P by M. Hopkins; S. by Y. Canalli; T by A. Nepomuceno; V by G.S. Garcia; W by Y. Gouveia).