Utricularia vitellina

Short description: Species of carnivorous plant

Utricularia vitellina

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. Oligocista
Species:  |

U. vitellina

Binomial name
Utricularia vitellina

Ridl.

Synonyms

* U. aurea Ridl.

Utricularia vitellina is a small or very small, probably perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia and is only known from two mountain peaks (Gunung Tahan and Gunung Kerbau) that are over 100 km (62.1 mi) apart. U. vitellina grows as a terrestrial plant in peaty stream banks among bryophytes at altitudes from 1,500 m (4,921 ft) to 2,100 m (6,890 ft). It was originally described by Henry Nicholas Ridley in 1923. It is distinct from the rest of the species in section Oligocista by not having a basal swelling of the lower corolla lip.[1]

## See also

* List of Utricularia species

## References

1. ↑ Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.

Wikidata ☰ Q7903230 entry

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