Utricularia kimberleyensis

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Utricularia kimberleyensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia subg. Polypompholyx
Section: Utricularia sect. Pleiochasia
Species:
U. kimberleyensis
Binomial name
Utricularia kimberleyensis

Utricularia kimberleyensis, the Kimberley bladderwort, [1] is a terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). Its distribution ranges from the Dampier Peninsula in northern Western Australia to the area around Darwin in the Northern Territory. [2]

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References

  1. "Utricularia kimberleyensis". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. Taylor, Peter. (1989). The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph . Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.