Utricularia reticulata

Taxobox


status =
status_ref =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Bivalvaria"
sectio = "Oligocista"
species = "U. reticulata"
binomial = "Utricularia reticulata"
binomial_authority = Sm.
synonyms =
* ["U. caerulea" var. "caerulea" Bhattacharyya]
* ["U. graminifolia" Graham]
*"U. oryzetorum" Miq.
*"U. reticulata" var. "parviflora" Santapau
*"U. spiricaulis" Miq.

"Utricularia reticulata" is a medium to large-sized, probably annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia". It is native to India and Sri Lanka. "U. reticulata" grows as a terrestrial or subaquatic plant in marshy grasslands or wet soils over rocks at lower altitudes up to convert|750|m|ft|0|lk=on|abbr=on. It is also a common weed found in rice fields. "U. reticulata" was originally described by James Edward Smith in 1808, but he did not cite a specimen and instead referred to a botanical print in Hendrik van Rheede's 1689 "Hortus Malabaricus".Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References