''Utricularia regia'' is a

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that belongs to the genus '' Utricularia'' and is endemic to the

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region of Guerrero, Mexico. It is similar to '' U. hintonii'' and '' U. petersoniae'', but it is easily distinguished from these species by the unusual 4-lobed division of the upper

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lip and the unique color pattern. ''Utricularia regia'' is an annual rupicolous species that is found growing among rocks with mosses and '' Selaginella'' in pine forests at altitudes from to . It grows during the rainy season and flowers from September to October, producing fruit from October to early November. The specific epithet ''regia'' was chosen because of the appearance of an inverted crown in the markings of the lower corolla lip. It was discovered in 2005 and collected again on subsequent botanical explorations in preparation for the ''Flora de Guerrero''. It was formally described in a 2009 volume of ''Brittonia'' by Sergio Zamudio and Martha Olvera. The authors placed the new species into Peter Taylor's section ''Psyllosperma'', which has subsequently been merged with section '' Foliosa'' based on molecular phylogenetics.Zamudio, S., and H.F. Olvera. 2009. A new species of ''Utricularia'' (Lentibulariaceae) from Guerrero, Mexico. ''Brittonia'', 61(2): 119-125.

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Carnivorous plants of North America Flora of Guerrero Plants described in 2009 regia {{Lentibulariaceae-stub

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