7901.000 Utricularia
Taylor, P. (1972) Lentibulariaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs, terrestrial or aquatic, usually bearing filiform root-like organs (rhizoids) at the base. Stem-like stolons arise at the base of the peduncle and bear leaves, inflorescences and bladder like traps. Leaves in terrestrial species mostly erect, entire, linear to circular; in the aquatic species usually dichotomously divided into capillary segments. Traps spherical or ovoid with a trap door or mouth and various diverse appendages. Flowers in bracteate racemes, rarely solitary, borne on capillary peduncles. Calyx lobes 2, usually accrescent. Corolla 2-lipped; upper lip 2(-3-lobed; lower much longer with a raised palate, spurred. Stamens 2. Fruit a spherical or ovoid capsule, dehiscent in various ways, rarely indehiscent. Seeds usually minute. Worldwide: 180 species, cosmopolitan, mainly tropical. Zimbabwe: 17 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| ?foliosa L. (Gibbs Russell 1845) | W | |
| appendiculata E.A. Bruce | C,E | |
| arenaria A.DC. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| australis R.Br. | W | |
| firmula Oliv. | N,W,C,S | |
| gibba L. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| inflexa Forssk. | N,E | |
| livida E. Mey. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| pentadactyla P. Taylor | C | Description, Image |
| prehensilis E. Mey. | N,C,E | |
| reflexa Oliv. | N,W,C,E | |
| scandens Benj. | N,W,C,E | |
| sp.no.1 (Gibbs Russell 1943) | W | |
| stellaris L.f. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| subulata L. | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| tortilis Oliv. | N,W,C | Description, Image |
| welwitschii Oliv. | N,W,C,E |
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Flora of Caprivi: Utricularia
Flora of the DRC: Utricularia
Flora of Kenya: Utricularia
Flora of Malawi: Utricularia
Flora of Mozambique: Utricularia
Flora of Rwanda: Utricularia
Flora of Tanzania: Utricularia
Flora of Uganda: Utricularia
Flora of Zambia: Utricularia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): UtriculariaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Utricularia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Utricularia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Utricularia
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iNaturalist: Utricularia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Utricularia
JSTOR Plant Science: Utricularia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Utricularia
Plants of the World Online: Utricularia
Tropicos: Utricularia
Wikipedia: Utricularia