Utricularia janthina
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Utricularia janthina, Hook. f. Epiphytic Brazilian species growing in the lf .-axils of a bromeliad (Vriesia), with kidney-shaped lvs. and beautiful pale blue or lilac fls. 1 1/2 in. across, ornamented by 2 vertical yellow lines on the palate edged with dark violet: lvs. with stalks 4-6 in. long and blades 2-4 in. across: scape about 6-fld.: upper lip hemispheric, arching: lower lip transversely oblong, entire. B.M. 7466.—Intro. by Sander, 1892. "Janthina" is the same as "ianthina, meaning violet-colored. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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