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Utricularia caerulea

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Utricularia caerulea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia subg. Bivalvaria
Section: Utricularia sect. Nigrescentes
Species:
U. caerulea
Binomial name
Utricularia caerulea

Utricularia caerulea, the blue bladderwort,[1] is a very small to medium-sized carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. caerulea spans a wide native range, including areas in tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia. It grows as a terrestrial plant in wet, shallow soils over rock, in wet grasslands, in swamps, or near streams in open communities, mostly at lower altitudes but ascending to as much as 2,100 m (6,890 ft). It was originally described and published by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.[2]

Synonyms

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U. caerulea spans a wide distribution and is a very variable species, leading to a great deal of synonymy.[2]

  • Calpidisca takenakai Nakai
  • Pelidnia caerulea (L.) Barnhart
  • Utricularia albiflora Griff.
  • U. albina Ridl.
  • U. baueri Benth.
  • U. bifida Macrae ex A.DC.
  • U. caerulea var. filicaulis (Wall. ex A.DC.) Haines
  • U. campestris Miq. ex C.B.Clarke
  • U. capillaris D.Don
  • U. cavalerii Stapf
  • U. charnleyensis W.Fitzg.
  • U. complanata Wall.
  • U. filicaulis Wall.
  • U. filicaulis var. papillosa Pellegr.
  • U. kerrii Craib
  • U. nivea Vahl
  • U. nivea var. rosea (Edgew.) Trimen
  • U. obscura R.Br. ex Benth.
  • U. obtusiloba Benj.
  • U. ophirensis Ridl.
  • U. paucifolia Benj.
  • U. purpurea Willd. ex Benj.
  • U. racemosa Wall.
  • U. racemosa var. filicaulis (Wall. ex A.DC.) C.B.Clarke
  • U. racemosa var. rosea (Edgew.) Thwaites
  • U. ramosa Vahl
  • U. rosea Edgew.
  • U. roseopurpurea Stapf ex Gamble
  • U. sampathii Subr. & Yogan.
  • U. sootepensis Craib
  • U. squamosa Benj.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Utricularia caerulea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. ^ a b Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.