List of Pinguicula species

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The genus Pinguicula contains the 126 species of butterworts, belonging to the bladderwort family (Lentibulariaceae). Species are distributed across the subarctic and temperate Northern Hemisphere, in the tropical Americas from Mexico to Bolivia, and to southern Argentina and central and southern Chile. [1] Over half of the species are concentrated in Mexico and Central America. [2]

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Accepted species

126 species are currently accepted by Plants of the World Online. [1]

Casper's subgeneric classification

Siegfried Jost Casper systematically divided them into three subgenera with 15 sections. Subsequent phylogenetic research showed that many of these groupings are polyphyletic, [3] but they are used below.

Subgenus Isoloba

Pinguicula gigantea with prey. The insect was too large and was able to escape. Pinguicula gigantea ne.jpg
Pinguicula gigantea with prey. The insect was too large and was able to escape.

Section Agnata

Section Cardiophyllum

Section Discoradix

Section Heterophyllum

Pinguicula heterophylla Pinguicula heterophylla.jpg
Pinguicula heterophylla

Section Isoloba

Subgenus Pinguicula

Section Crassifolia

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Pinguicula esseriana

Section Homophyllum

Section Longitubus

Section Nana

Pinguicula moranensis Pinguicula caudata2.jpg
Pinguicula moranensis

Section Orcheosanthus

Section Orchidioides

Section Pinguicula

Subgenus Temnoceras

Section Ampullipalatum

Pinguicula calyptrata from Ecuador, Cayambe Coca National Park, 3800 m Pinguicula calyptrata.jpg
Pinguicula calyptrata from Ecuador, Cayambe Coca National Park, 3800 m

Section Micranthus

Section Temnoceras

Incertae sedis

References, external links, and further reading

  1. 1 2 "Pinguicula L." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Cooper, Tom (2013-03-01). "Lentibulariaceae (The Bladderwort Family)". Tropical Biodiversity. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  3. ↑ Degtjareva, G. V.; Casper, S. J.; Hellwig, F. H.; Schmidt, A. R.; Steiger, J.; Sokoloff, D. D. (2006-12-11). "Morphology and nrITS Phylogeny of the Genus Pinguicula L. (Lentibulariaceae), with Special Attention to Embryo Evolution" . Plant Biology. 8 (6): 778–790. Bibcode:2006PlBio...8..778D. doi:10.1055/s-2006-924560. ISSN   1435-8603. PMID   17058180.
  4. ↑ "Pinguicula hirtiflora Ten. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  5. ↑ H. Yıldırım, S. G. Şenol & A. F. Pirhan (2012). "Pinguicula habilii (Lentibulariaceae), a new carnivorous species from South-West Anatolia, Turkey" (PDF). Phytotaxa . 64: 46–58. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.64.1.4.
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