Utricularia guyanensis
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About
A small, terrestrial carnivorous plant, *Utricularia guyanensis* is notable for being the sole member of the section *Stylotheca* within the genus. It is found across a wide range of South and Central American savannas.
Field notes
Distribution & habitat
Central America (Honduras and Nicaragua) and South America (Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela), growing on wet or damp sandy savannas at lower elevations, up to 1,100 m in Bolívar.
History & etymology
Originally published and described by Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle in 1844, and placed in its own section, Stylotheca.
Conservation
Assessed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate