Utricularia jameisoniana - 2, La Isla Escondida, Colombia
Second observation during our trip of this carnivorous plant. They are usually found at canopy level yet in this case we found it on the floor on a fallen tree branch. Freshly fallen branches are a really good way to find these plants as well as some other rare ones, such as miniature orchids, that are normally out of reach. They have to be freshly fallen because any such plant will not survive long once its host branch has fallen.
''Utricularia jamesoniana'' is a small perennial epiphyte carnivorous plant in the family Lentibulariaceae. It is native to Central America, the Antilles, and northern and western South America. Specifically, it can be found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela and on the islands of Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Dominica, and Martinique. The species was originally published and described by Daniel Oliver in.. more
