>I found a pot with some grean leaves in it. :-)
>Written on it was: U.praetermissa.
>Since I have not heard that name before and I do not
>remember from where I got it (it was hiding in some
>dark corner), I would love to know if it could be
>what it is said to be.
>
>And if so, where does it come from ?
Yes, it does exist *and* it is a valid name!
_Utricularia praetermissa_ P.TAYLOR (ANN.MO.BOT.GARD.63:576, 1976) can be
found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. Some plants resembling it very
much have allegedly been collected in Venezuela (these are probably the
plants you have; somehow they entered the WEINER collection long, long
ago...). The closest relative is probably _U.buntingiana_ P.TAYLOR (ACTA
BOT.VENEZ.10:188, 1975) from Venezuela, both species having the spur of the
corolla apically deflexed (i.e. the whole spur being "s"-like). Together
with _U.alpina_, _U.endresii_, _U.unifolia_, and others they belong to the
section of "orchid-like" epiphytes with rather large "leaves" and "tubers",
all from C and S America.
Kind regards
Jan