Biology:Utricularia minutissima
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Short description: Species of carnivorous plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus: | Utricularia |
| Subgenus: | Utricularia subg. Utricularia |
| Section: | Utricularia sect. Meionula |
| Species: | U. minutissima
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| Utricularia minutissima Vahl
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Utricularia minutissima is a small or very small terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. minutissima is native to Asia (Burma, Cambodia, China , India , Indonesia, Japan , Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines , Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam) and Australia . Among the islands of Southeast Asia, it is found on Borneo, New Guinea, and Sumatra.[1]
It was originally described and published by Martin Vahl in 1804. It grows as a terrestrial plant in damp or wet open areas with muddy or sandy soils at altitudes from sea level to 2,100 m (6,890 ft). It has been collected in flower between July and December.[1]
Synonyms
- Meionula parviflora Raf.
- U. barnesii F.E.Lloyd
- U. brevilabris Lace
- U. brevilabris var. parviflora Pellegr.
- U. calliphysa Stapf
- U. capillacea Wight
- U. evrardii Pellegr.
- U. lilliput Pellegr.
- U. minutissima f. albiflora (Komiya) Komiya & C.Shibata
- U. nigricaulis Ridl.
- U. nipponica Makino
- U. nipponica f. albiflora Komiya
- U. pygmaea R.Br.
- U. siamensis Ostenf.
- Vesiculina pygmaea (R.Br.) Raf.
See also
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7903104 entry
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