Genlisea repens Benj., 1847

Guedes, Felipe Martins, Miranda, Vitor Fernandes Oliveira & Alves, Marccus, 2022, Diversity and distribution of Lentibulariaceae in Bahia state, Brazil: implications for phytogeography and conservation, Phytotaxa 556 (3), pp. 213-255 : 229

1.6. Genlisea repens Benj. in Mart., Flora Brasiliensis 10: 254 (1847). [ Figs. 1 and 6F ].

Terrestrial or helophyte. Glabrous scape, bracts, bracteoles, pedicels and sepals. Slender and flexible scape. Ascending pedicels in fruits. Yellow corolla, gibbous palate, glabrous lips, trilobed lower lip, glabrous and acute spur, longer than and parallel to the lower lip. Circumscissile and glabrous capsule.

Selected material:— Barreiras, Veredas do Rio Branco , 04 September 2005, fl., E. Melo 3994 ( HUEFS) ; Ituberá, Jatimane, estrada para Pratigi , 05 May 2000, fl., R.P. Oliveira 554 ( HUEFS) ; Rio de Contas , 9 km ao norte da cidade para o povoado de Mato Grosso, 26 October 1988, fl. and fr., R.M. Harley 25644 ( CEPEC, K, SPF) ; São Desidério , 16 June 2006, fl., F. Rivadavia 2225 ( SPF) .

Comments:— Genlisea repens can be readily distinguished from the other yellow flowered congeners in Bahia by its glabrous scape, bracts, bracteoles, pedicels, sepals, corolla and capsule. This species was previously known to inhabit high altitude savannas in South America ( Fleischmann 2012), and here we report the first record in an area of restinga (municipality of Ituberá). Fleischmann (2012) mentions a record from Paraíba state in a similar area; however, those specimens actually correspond to G. oxycentron Taylor (1954: 288) as reported by Guedes & Alves (2020). In Bahia, G. repens is also found in campos rupestres and veredas.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Distribution of Lentibulariaceae species in Bahia state.

FIGURE 6. A. Genlisea aurea; B. G. exhibitionista; C. G. filiformis; D. G. guianensis; E. G. lobata; F. G. repens; G. G. tuberosa; H. G. uncinata; I. Utricularia adpressa; J–K. U. amethystina; L–M. U. blanchetii; N. U. breviscapa; O. U. costata; P. U. cucullata; Q. U. erectiflora; R. U. flaccida; S. U. foliosa; T. U. gibba; U. U. guyanensis; V. U. hydrocarpa; W. U. jamesoniana; X. U. juncea; Y. U. laxa. (Photos A by J.C. Zamora; B by C. Rohrbacher; C by Z. Miranda; D, E, G, H by P.M. Gonella; F, Y by H. Dolsan; I–M, Q, R, U, X by F.M. Guedes; N, O by J. Fabricante; P by M. Hopkins; S. by Y. Canalli; T by A. Nepomuceno; V by G.S. Garcia; W by Y. Gouveia).