Utricularia chrysantha

Utricularia chrysantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Bivalvaria
Section: Enskide
Species: U. chrysantha
Binomial name
Utricularia chrysantha
R.Br.
Synonyms
  • Enskide barbata (R.Br.) Raf.
  • E. chrysantha (R.Br.) Raf.
  • E. flava (R.Br.) Raf.
  • U. barbata R.Br.
  • U. flava R.Br.

Utricularia chrysantha, the sun bladderwort,[1] is a medium-sized annual, terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. chrysantha is endemic to southern New Guinea and Australia. It grows as a terrestrial species in wet grasslands or Melaleuca-Acacia savannas at low altitudes near sea level. It was originally described and published by Robert Brown in 1810.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Utricularia chrysantha". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
  2. Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.


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