Lentibulariaceae family (1
species)
Utricularia alpina Jacquin, Enum. Syst. Pl.
11. 1760.
Indigenous quite rare epiphytic herb on mossy
trees at higher elevations, including montane and cloud montane
rainforest.
St. Kitts, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St.
Vincent, Grenada, Mesoamerica, South America.
White storage root tubercles. Photosynthetic organs (normally two) are
not true leaves. Tiny traps for catching insects on rhizoids
(‘roots’)
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