Pinguicula lithophytica
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''Pinguicula lithophytica'' is a species of
butterwort ''Pinguicula'', commonly known as the butterworts, is a genus of carnivorous flowering plants in the family Lentibulariaceae. They use sticky, glandular leaves to lure, trap, and digest insects in order to supplement the poor mineral nutrition ...
that is
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to the central region of
Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
. It was described by Cristina M. Panfet-Valdés and
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in 2008. They placed it in subgenus ''Isoloba'', section ''Agnata'', noting that there were morphological similarities between ''P. lithophytica'' and '' P. jackii''.Panfet-Valdés, C. and Temple, P. (2008)
''Pinguicula lithophytica'' C. Panfet-Valdés & P. Temple (Lentibulariaceae Rich.), a new species from the central region of Cuba.
''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'', 37(3): 90-93.


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lithophytica Endemic flora of Cuba Carnivorous plants of North America Plants described in 2008 {{Lentibulariaceae-stub