About Bifid Bladder-wort
Utricularia bifida is a small annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is native to Asia and Oceania and can be found in Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, China, Guam, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, New Guinea, Palau, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. U. bifida grows as a terrestrial plant in damp soils and in rice fields. It was originally described and published by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Utricularia bifida
- Genus
- Utricularia
- Family
- LENTIBULARIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy areas
- Native to
- Tropical Asia, Australia
- Distribution
- India to China, Japan, Malaysia to Northern Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- শেয়াল লেজুড়
- Bengali
- শেয়াল লেজুড়
- Tamil
- யூட்ரிகுலோரியா பைபிடா
Lentibulariaceae
Bladderwort Family
Bifid Bladder-wort belongs to the Lentibulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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