Utricularia caerulea L.

 
  • Family : LENTIBULARIACEAE
    (BLADDERWORT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Lentibulariaceae
  • Species : Utricularia caerulea
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Utricularia caerulea L.
  • Key identification features : A slender annual terrestrial herb. Leaves are few, linear, spathulate, rounded at apex. Corolla is deep purple or white. Spur is narrowly conical, straight or curved, Capsule is globose with numerous seeds. Obliquely oblong.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : July-March
  • Comments : Often on hills from 1000-1500 m on perennially moist rocks, exposed in full sun.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district), Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Kolli Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Ganjam district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Sambalpur district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Madagascar, China, Japan, Malesia, Australia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; 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 caerulea. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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