Utricularia scandens

Taxobox


status =
status_ref =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Bivalvaria"
sectio = "Oligocista"
species = "U. scandens"
binomial = "Utricularia scandens"
binomial_authority = Benj.

"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 convert|2300|m|ft|0|lk=on|abbr=on. 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.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

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

* List of "Utricularia" species

References