Utricularia aurea Lour.

 
  • Family : LENTIBULARIACEAE
    (BLADDERWORT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Lentibulariaceae
  • Species : Utricularia aurea
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Utricularia aurea Lour.
  • Vernacular name : Bhaturidala (Ori.)
  • Key identification features : Aquatic, insectivores herb. Thallus submerged, profusely branched with bottle-brush like green branchlets radiating all around. Bladders large, green, turning black with age. Flowers are minute, yellow.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : November-February
  • Comments : Occasional on hills above 1000 m on ponds and tanks.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Dharmapuri district (Tamil Nadu State); Srikakulam district, West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Cuttack district, Ganjam district, Parlakhemundi Hills (Gajapati district), Sambalpur district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, China, Malesia, Japan, Australia
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Utricularia aurea. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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