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
Utricularia biloba, Cooloola, QLD
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Binomial name
Utricularia biloba
R.Br. 1810
Synonyms
  • Nelipus biloba (R.Br.) Raf. 1838
  • U. baueri R.Br. 1810
  • U. lawsonii Lloyd 1936

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References

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  1. ^ R. Rowe & E. A. Brown. "New South Wales Flora Online: Utricularia biloba". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
  2. ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.