Utricularia stellaris

Utricularia stellaris is a medium to large sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. stellaris is native to Africa, tropical Asia, and northern Australia.

Utricularia stellaris
Utricularia stellaris, around the leaves of Nymphaea lotus in Burkina Faso
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia subg. Utricularia
Section: Utricularia sect. Utricularia
Species:
U. stellaris
Binomial name
Utricularia stellaris
Synonyms
  • Hamulia flava Raf.
  • Lepiactis stellaris (L.f.) Raf.
  • U. flexuosa var. parviflora Kamiénski
  • [U. foliosa Kamiénski]
  • U. inflexa var. stellaris (L.f.) P.Taylor
  • U. macrocarpa Wall.
  • [U. muelleri Kamiénski 1902]
  • U. stellaris var. breviscapa Kamiénski
  • U. stellaris var. coromandeliana A.DC.
  • U. stellaris var. dilatata Kamiénski
  • U. stellaris var. filiformis Kamiénski
  • U. trichoschiza Stapf
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