Utricularia sect. Meionula

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Meionula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Lentibulariaceae Genus: Utricularia Subgenus: Utricularia Section: Meionula (Raf.) P.Taylor
Type species
U. minutissima Vahl
Species
Utricularia geoffrayi Utricularia hirta Utricularia minutissima
Synonyms
Meionula Raf. Trixapias Raf.

Utricularia sect. Meionula is a section in the genus Utricularia. The three species in this section are small terrestrial carnivorous plants native to Southeast Asia and Australia. Constantine Samuel Rafinesque originally published some of the species in this section under two genera, Meionula and Trixapias, in 1838. Peter Taylor published the section as it currently stands in 1986, including three additional Australian and New Zealand species which are now circumscribed in their own section, Australes.^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of Utricularia species

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