Utricularia sect. Lecticula

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Lecticula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Lentibulariaceae Genus: Utricularia Subgenus: Utricularia Section: Lecticula (Barnhart) Komiya 1972
Type species
U. resupinata Greene ex Bigelow 1840
Species
Utricularia resupinata Utricularia spruceana

Utricularia sect. Lecticula is a section in the genus Utricularia that was originally described as genus Lecticula in 1913 by John Hendley Barnhart. The two species in this section are small subaquatic carnivorous plants that are distinguished by the unique bracts, which are basifixed and tubular. Both species are native to North and South America.^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of Utricularia species

[edit] References