Utricularia volubilis, the twining bladderwort,[1] is a perennial, affixed aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). It is endemic to the southwestern coastal region of Western Australia.[2]
Utricularia volubilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
Genus: | Utricularia |
Subgenus: | Utricularia subg. Polypompholyx |
Section: | Utricularia sect. Pleiochasia |
Species: | U. volubilis
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Binomial name | |
Utricularia volubilis R.Br. 1810
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Utricularia volubilis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.