Utricularia pulchra

{{Short description|Species of carnivorous plant}}

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|genus = Utricularia

|display_parents = 2

|parent = Utricularia sect. Phyllaria

|species = pulchra

|authority = P.Taylor

|synonyms = *[U. striatula Ridl.]

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Utricularia pulchra is a small, probably annual, carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is endemic to New Guinea. U. pulchra grows as a lithophyte or terrestrial plant among mosses in wet sand or rocks and on wet cliffs at altitudes from {{convert|2250|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} to {{convert|3100|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. It was originally described by Peter Taylor in 1977.Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.

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