Utricularia inflexa

Utricularia inflexa is a medium to large sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is probably a perennial plant. U. inflexa is endemic to Africa and the Indian subcontinent.[3]

Utricularia inflexa
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. inflexa
Binomial name
Utricularia inflexa Forssk.[1][2]
Synonyms
Hamulia alba Raf. U. inflexa var. inflexa P.Taylor U. inflexa var. major Kamiénski U. inflexa var. remota Kamiénski U. inflexa var. tenuifolia Kamiénski U. oliveri Kamiénski U. oliveri var. fimbriata Kamiénski U. oliveri var. schweinfurthii Kamiénski [U. stellaris H.Perrier] U. stellaris var. inflexa (Forssk.) C.B.Clarke U. thonningii Schum. U. thonningii var. laciniata Stapf

See also

• List of Utricularia species

References

1. "Utricularia inflexa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
2. Forsskål, P. (1775) Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica: 9
3. Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.

External links

• Utricularia inflexa in Brunken, U., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Janssen, T., Thiombiano, A. & Zizka, G. 2008. West African plants - A Photo Guide. www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de.
• Georeferenced occurrence data for Utricularia inflexa from GBIF