Utricularia livida
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643ffa12af66c713892279 |
| Scientific name | Utricularia livida |
| Authority | E.Mey. |
| First published in | Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. : 281 (1838) |
Description Top
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Utricularia livida, also known as the leaden bladderwort, is a carnivorous perennial plant native to central and southern Africa, as well as Mexico. It has pale lavender or white flowers and grows up to 50 cm tall. It is commonly grown as a houseplant for its ornamental flowers and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It can be found in boggy areas or shallow soils over rock at altitudes from sea level to 2,830 m. It has a wide range of synonyms due to its variability.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Utricularia longecalcarata | Benj. | Linnaea 20: 314 (1847) |
| Utricularia sinuata | Benj. | Linnaea 20: 491 (1847) |
| Utricularia sanguinea | Oliv. | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 153 (1865) |
| Calpidisca denticulata | Barnhart | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 6: 56. 1916 |
| Utricularia humbertiana | H.Perrier | Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 5: 194 (1955) |
| Utricularia mauroyae | H.Perrier | Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 5: 200 (1955) |
| Utricularia spartea | Baker | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 216 (1883) |
| Utricularia spartea var. marojejensis | H.Perrier | Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 5: 196. 1954 |
| Utricularia spartea var. subspicata | H.Perrier | Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 5: 196. 1954 |
| Utricularia ibarensis | Baker | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 427 (1885) |
| Utricularia madagascariensis | A.DC. | Prodr. 8: 20 (1844) |
| Utricularia sprengelii var. humilis | Kamenski | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 101 1902 |
| Utricularia transrugosa | Stapf | Fl. Cap. 4(2): 428 (1904) |
| Utricularia gentryi | Standl. | Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 22: 48 (1940) |
| Utricularia andicola | Benj. | Linnaea 20: 308 (1847) |
| Utricularia denticulata | Benj. | Linnaea 20: 492 (1847) |
| Utricularia lobata | Fernald | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts xl. 57. |
| Utricularia dregei | Kamieński | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 94 (1903) |
| Utricularia dregei var. stricta | Kamienski | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 95. 1902 |
| Utricularia engleri | Kamieński | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 95 (1903) |
| Utricularia livida var. pauciflora | Kamienski | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 94. 1902 |
| Utricularia livida var. micrantha | Kamienski | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 94. 1902 |
| Utricularia sanguinea var. minor | Kamienski | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 96. 1902 |
| Utricularia elevata | Kamieński | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 99 (1903) |
| Utricularia elevata var. macowani | Kamienski | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 100 1902 |
| Utricularia livida var. engleri | (Kamienski) Stapf | Fl. Cap. 4(2): 426. 1904 |
| Utricularia odontosperma | Stapf | Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 474 (1906) |
| Utricularia sematophora | Stapf | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 60 (1907) |
| Utricularia eburnea | R.E.Fr. | Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exp. 1911-1912 , 1: 297 (1916) |
| Utricularia afromontana | R.E.Fr. | Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 703 (1924) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| Chinese | 青紫狸藻 |
| Chinese | 利維達狸藻 |
| Chinese | 利维达狸藻 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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Africa click to expand
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East Tropical Africa
- Kenya
- Tanzania
- Uganda
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Northeast Tropical Africa
- Ethiopia
- Somalia
- Sudan
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South Tropical Africa
- Angola
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Southern Africa
- Cape Provinces
- Free State
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Lesotho
- Northern Provinces
- Swaziland
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Rwanda
- Zaïre
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Western Indian Ocean
- Madagascar
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East Tropical Africa
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Mexico
- Mexico Central
- Mexico Gulf
- Mexico Northeast
- Mexico Northwest
- Mexico Southeast
- Mexico Southwest
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Mexico
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0000415622 |
| Tropicos | 18300146 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:526878-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2447106 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 956892 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 192298 |
| IUCN Red List | 107415130 |
| IPNI | 526878-1 |
| iNaturalist | 285271 |
| GBIF | 4087884 |
| Freebase | /m/03qnz47 |
| EOL | 5651208 |
| Wikipedia | Utricularia_livida |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| The Structure and Occurrence of a Velum in Utricularia Traps (Lentibulariaceae) | Płachno BJ, Świątek P, Miranda VF, Stolarczyk P | Front Plant Sci | 22-Mar-2019 |
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| Female germ unit in Genlisea and Utricularia, with remarks about the evolution of the extra-ovular female gametophyte in members of Lentibulariaceae | Płachno BJ | Protoplasma | 06-Aug-2010 |
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| In public collections | 0 |