Utricularia biloba, the moth bladderwort,[1] is a perennial, terrestrial or aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). It is endemic to Australia with a distribution along the coastal regions of New South Wales and Queensland.[2]
Utricularia biloba | |
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Utricularia biloba, Cooloola, QLD | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
Genus: | Utricularia |
Subgenus: | Utricularia subg. Utricularia |
Section: | Utricularia sect. Nelipus |
Species: | U. biloba
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Binomial name | |
Utricularia biloba R.Br. 1810
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Synonyms | |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ R. Rowe & E. A. Brown. "New South Wales Flora Online: Utricularia biloba". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
- ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.