Species Utricularia capensis
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There aren’t any identifications of Utricularia capensis.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Utricularia:
La. utriculus = small bag, bladder-like; aria = pertaining to; referring to the insectivorous leaf sacs. The small insect-trapping sacs are attached to the underground leaves. ‘Bladderwort’.
Etymology of capensis:
From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. -ensis is a Latin adjectival suffix meaning “pertaining to or “originating in,” Thus these organisms were first discovered in the Cape. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South Africa or even Southern Africa
Scientific name:
Utricularia capensis Spreng.
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Protologue:
Syst. Veg. (ed. 16) [Sprengel] 1: 50 (1824)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1824
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Utricularia capensis.