Utricularia striatula

Utricularia striatula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lentibulariaceae
Genus:	Utricularia
Subgenus:	Utricularia subg. Bivalvaria
Section:	Utricularia sect. Phyllaria
Species:	U. striatula
Binomial name
Utricularia striatula Sm.
Synonyms
Lemnopsis mnioides Zippel Meloneura purpurea Raf. M. striatula (Sm.) Barnhart Utricularia anthropophora Ridl. [U. furcellata Pellegr. U. glochidiata Wight U. harlandii Oliv. ex Benth. U. orbiculata Wall. U. philetas R.D.Good U. pusilla J.Graham U. rosulata Benj. U. striatula var. minor Ridl. U. taikankoensis Yamamoto

Utricularia striatula is a small carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is widespread from tropical Africa to New Guinea.[1] U. striatula grows as a lithophyte or epiphyte on wet rocks or tree trunks at altitudes from near sea level to 3,300 m (10,827 ft). It was originally described by James Edward Smith in 1819.[2]

See also

• List of Utricularia species

References

1. "Utricularia_striatula". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
2. Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.