Biology:Utricularia stellaris

Short description: Species of carnivorous plant

Utricularia stellaris
Utricularia stellaris, around the leaves of Nymphaea lotus in Burkina Faso
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. Utricularia
Species:	U. stellaris
Binomial name
Utricularia stellaris L.f.
Synonyms
Hamulia flava Raf. Lepiactis stellaris (L.f.) Raf. U. flexuosa var. parviflora Kamiénski [U. foliosa Kamiénski] U. inflexa var. stellaris (L.f.) P.Taylor U. macrocarpa Wall. [U. muelleri Kamiénski 1902] U. stellaris var. breviscapa Kamiénski U. stellaris var. coromandeliana A.DC. U. stellaris var. dilatata Kamiénski U. stellaris var. filiformis Kamiénski U. trichoschiza Stapf

Utricularia stellaris is a medium to large sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. stellaris is native to Africa, tropical Asia, and northern Australia .

See also

• List of Utricularia species

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1946020 entry