''Utricularia campbelliana'' is a small epiphytic, perennial

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that belongs to the genus '' Utricularia''. ''U. campbelliana'' is endemic to northern South America, where it is found in

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and Venezuela and most likely also Brazil, though no positive records exist from that country. It was originally published and described by Daniel Oliver in 1887. It is named in honor of

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, an attorney and amateur botanist who lived in

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. Its habitat is reported as being tree trunks, branches, and prop roots (mostly of '' Bonnetia'' species) at altitudes from to , but has been found at altitudes as low as . It has been seen flowering between August and April. In his 1989

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on the genus, Peter Taylor noted that at least one specimen has been recorded as being visited by a

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and it is likely that both ''U. campbelliana'' and '' U. quelchii'' are bird-pollinated.Taylor, Peter. (1989). '' The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph''. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.

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Carnivorous plants of South America Flora of Guyana Flora of Venezuela campbelliana Epiphytes Taxa named by Daniel Oliver {{Lentibulariaceae-stub

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