Utricularia guyanensis

{{Short description|Species of carnivorous plant}}

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|genus = Utricularia

|display_parents = 2

|parent = Utricularia sect. Stylotheca

|parent_authority = A.DC.

|species = guyanensis

|authority = A.DC.

|synonyms = *U. peckii S.F.Blake

• U. rubricaulis Tutin

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Utricularia guyanensis is a small, probably perennial, terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia and is the only member of Utricularia sect. Stylotheca. U. guyanensis is native to Central (Honduras and Nicaragua) and South America (Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela). It grows as a terrestrial plant on wet or damp sandy savannas at lower elevations, but up to {{convert|1100|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} in Bolívar. It has been collected in flower between January and November. It was originally published and described by Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle in 1844 and placed in its own section, Stylotheca.Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.