Utricularia limosa

Utricularia limosa is a terrestrial or subaquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). It is endemic to Australia and Southeast Asia with distributions in China, Laos, Malaysia, New Guinea, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Thailand, Vietnam, and Western Australia.[1]

Utricularia limosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia subg. Utricularia
Section: Utricularia sect. Nelipus
Species:
U. limosa
Binomial name
Utricularia limosa
R.Br. 1810
Synonyms
  • Nelipus limosa (R.Br.) Raf. 1838
  • U. verticillata Benj. 1847

See also

References

  1. Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.


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