Utricularia gibba L.

 
  • Family : LENTIBULARIACEAE
    (BLADDERWORT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Lentibulariaceae
  • Species : Utricularia gibba
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Utricularia gibba L.
  • Key identification features : A slender acquatic, free floating herb, sometimes with rhizoids affixed to the mud. Leaves are numerous, alternate on stolons. Traps are filiform with lateral mouth. Calyx lobes are subequal. Corolla is yellow, often with pink striations. Upper lip is broadly ovate, entire, obscurely lobed. Lower lip is 4-5 mm long, palate and prominently raised. Spur is straight. Capsul globose with winged seeds.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : July-December
  • Comments : Occasional, in still or slow moving waters.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • Literature : Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.
  • 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 gibba. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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