Utricularia wightiana

Taxobox


status =
status_ref =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Bivalvaria"
sectio = "Oligocista"
species = "U. wightiana"
binomial = "Utricularia wightiana"
binomial_authority = P.Taylor
synonyms =
*"U. caerulea" var. β* Oliv.
*"U. caerulea" var. "squamosa" (Wight) C.B.Clarke
*"U. squamosa" Wight

"Utricularia wightiana" is a small to medium-sized, probably perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus "Utricularia". It is endemic to India and is mostly confined to the Western Ghats. "U. wightiana" grows as a terrestrial plant in marshes and wet grasslands at altitudes from convert|1000|m|ft|0|abbr=on to convert|2200|m|ft|0|abbr=on. It was originally described by Peter Taylor in 1986. It was named in honor of Robert Wight.Taylor, Peter. (1989). "The genus "Utricularia": A taxonomic monograph." Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.]

See also

* List of "Utricularia" species

References