About
A small annual carnivorous plant, *Utricularia macrocheilos* is notable for its distinctive corolla lips and its endemic range to the mountain ranges of Guinea and Sierra Leone in western tropical Africa.
Field notes
Morphology
Compared to *U. micropetala*, this species has much longer corolla lips and less acute fruiting calyx lobe apices. The vegetative body and seeds appear to be identical to those of *U. micropetala*.
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to the mountain ranges of Guinea and Sierra Leone in western tropical Africa, growing among wet rocks at medium altitudes.
History & etymology
Originally included in the description of *U. prehensilis* by François Pellegrin in 1914 and the 1931 description of *U. micropetala*. Peter Taylor recognized it as a distinct taxon in 1963 and elevated it to species status in 1986.
Habitat
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Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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