Pinguicula toldensis

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Pinguicula toldensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Pinguicula
Species:
P. toldensis
Binomial name
Pinguicula toldensis

Pinguicula toldensis is an insectivorous plant of the genus Pinguicula endemic to the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa mountain region of eastern Cuba. [1]

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References

  1. Casper, S.J. 2007. Pinguicula lippoldii nova spec. and Pinguicula toldensis nova spec. – two endemic Pinguicula species (Lentibulariaceae) from East Cuba new to science. Wulfenia14: 75–96.