Utricularia stellaris

Utricularia stellaris

Utricularia stellaris, around the leaves of Nymphaea lotus in Burkina Faso
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lentibulariaceae
Genus:	Utricularia
Subgenus:	Utricularia
Section:	Utricularia
Species:	U. stellaris
Binomial name
*Utricularia stellaris* L.f.
Synonyms
Hamulia flava Raf. Lepiactis stellaris (L.f.) Raf. U. flexuosa var. parviflora Kamiénski [U. foliosa Kamiénski] U. inflexa var. stellaris (L.f.) P.Taylor U. macrocarpa Wall. [U. muelleri Kamiénski 1902] U. stellaris var. breviscapa Kamiénski U. stellaris var. coromandeliana A.DC. U. stellaris var. dilatata Kamiénski U. stellaris var. filiformis Kamiénski U. trichoschiza Stapf

Utricularia stellaris is a medium to large sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. stellaris is native to Africa, tropical Asia, and northern Australia.^[1]

References

↑ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.

Utricularia (list)

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