Utricularia stellaris

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; L.f.
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;

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.^[1]

References

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

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