Utricularia mannii
Utricularia mannii is a small, perennial, epiphytic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia and is the only member of Utricularia sect. Chelidon. U. mannii is endemic to tropical Africa, particularly the islands in the Gulf of Guinea (Bioko, São Tomé, and Príncipe) and the adjacent mainland (Cameroon and Nigeria). It grows as an epiphytic plant on mossy tree trunks in rain forests at altitudes from to . It has been collected in flower between April and November. It was originally published and described by Daniel Oliver in 1865 and placed in its own section, Chelidon, in 1986 by Peter Taylor. See also List of Utricularia species References Carnivorous plants of Africa Epiphytes Flora of Cameroon Flora of Equatorial Guinea Flora of Nigeria Flora of the Gulf of Guinea islands mannii Taxa named by Daniel Oliver