Illustrative leaf, not this species
Utricularia bifida
Bifid Bladder-Wort শেয়াল লেজুড়
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- April-December
Bifid Bladder-Wort in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | শেয়াল লেজুড় | Not recorded |
| Bengali | শেয়াল লেজুড় | Not recorded |
| Tamil | யூட்ரிகுலோரியா பைபிடா | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- শেয়াল লেজুড়
- Bengali
- শেয়াল লেজুড়
- Tamil
- யூட்ரிகுலோரியா பைபிடா
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to NW. Pacific.
- Recorded habitat
- Marshy areas
- Explore nearby plants
- Telangana →Chhattisgarh →West Bengal →
Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.
How to identify Bifid Bladder-Wort
Identify Bifid Bladder-Wort by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Forked (bifid) upper lip.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lentibulariaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bifid Bladder-Wort.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Utricularia bifida
- Genus
- Utricularia
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy areas
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Tropical Asia, Australia
- Distribution
- India to China, Japan, Malaysia to Northern Australia
- Found in India
- Telangana, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Lentibulariaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bifid Bladder-Wort itself; the rest are typical of the Lentibulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Bifid Bladder-Wort
Bifid Bladder-wort (Utricularia bifida) is a herb in the Lentibulariaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and 6 other states. It grows in marshy areas. Flowering and fruiting run from April to December.
Lentibulariaceae
Bladderwort Family
Bifid Bladder-Wort belongs to the Lentibulariaceae family.
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