Biology:Utricularia scandens
| Utricularia scandens | |
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| Insectiveorus plant-rhizomatus herb, moist soil by exposed rocks, flowers yellow. | |
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. Bivalvaria |
| Section: | Utricularia sect. Oligocista |
| Species: | U. scandens
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| Binomial name | |
| Utricularia scandens Benj.
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Utricularia scandens is a small, probably annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It has a wide native distribution that includes Africa (Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Madagascar , Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa , Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) and Asia (Bangladesh, Burma, China , India , Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam). U. scandens grows as a terrestrial plant in wet grasslands and bogs at lower altitudes around sea level up to 2,300 m (7,546 ft). It was originally described by Ludwig Benjamin in 1847. There is a significant amount of synonymy established for this species, in part because of its large distribution and variable morphology.[1]
Synonyms
- Polypompholyx madecassa H.Perrier
- Utricularia bifida var. wallichiana (Wight) Thwaites
- U. gibbsiae Stapf
- U. macrolepis Wight
- [U. micropetala Hutch. & Dalziel]
- [U. prehensilis Pellegr.]
- U. scandens subsp. scandens P.Taylor
- U. scandens var. scandens P.Taylor
- U. scandens subsp. schweinfurthii (Baker ex Stapf) P.Taylor
- U. schweinfurthii Baker ex Stapf
- U. wallichiana Wight
- U. wallichii Wight
- U. volubilis Wight
See also
References
- ↑ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.
Wikidata ☰ Q7903160 entry
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