Utricularia mannii
A small epiphytic bladderwort from the mossy montane forests of the Gulf of Guinea islands and nearby Cameroon, with single leaves, small tubers and bright yellow flowers. It is the only member of section Chelidon. Grow it like a cool, humid, epiphytic Utricularia: a constantly moist, open moss or peat mix, bright filtered light and mild nights.
Where it grows wild
Grows on mossy tree trunks and branches in humid rainforest and cloud forest, sometimes several metres up; one herbarium label records it about 8 m above ground on a Musanga tree. It forms small white storage tubers among the moss and carries single leaves above them. Traps sit in the wet moss layer.
About 500–2,100 m according to the literature; GBIF herbarium records with altitudes fall between about 590 m and 1,600 m. Not measured by our pipeline.
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