Utricularia subramanyamii

Utricularia subramanyamii is a terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is endemic to the Pathanamthitta district in southern India. U. subramanyamii grows in marshy areas. It was originally collected by C. N. Mohanan in 1978 and was formally described by M. K. Janarthanam and Ambrose Nathaniel Henry in 1990 as Utricularia subramanii, later corrected to its current form. The species epithet honors Dr. K. Subramanyam, who was the director of the Botanical Survey of India.[1]

Utricularia subramanyamii
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. subramanyamii
Binomial name
Utricularia subramanyamii
Janarth. & A.N.Henry

See also

References

  1. Janarthanam MK and Henry AN. (1990). A new Utricularia L. (Lentibulariaceae) from peninsular India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 87(3): 441-442.


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