Utricularia limosa is a terrestrial or subaquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). It is native to Southeast Asia (Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam), Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia), China and New Guinea.[2]

Utricularia limosa
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. limosa
Binomial name
Utricularia limosa
R.Br. 1810
Synonyms
  • Nelipus limosa (R.Br.) Raf. 1838
  • U. verticillata Benj. 1847

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References

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  1. ^ Clarke, C.M. (2018). "Utricularia limosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T168633A143968028. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  2. ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.