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Internal ID UUID643ffa3cc2410031527347
Scientific name Utricularia reflexa
Authority Oliv.
First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 146 (1865)

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It is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows in shallow water and is often found in marshes, ponds, and slow-moving streams. U. reflexa has a long, thin stem that is covered in small, round leaves and small, white flowers. The plant is adapted to capture small aquatic prey such as insect larvae, crustaceans, and small fish.

Utricularia reflexa is a carnivorous aquatic plant native to Africa. It is a perennial herbaceous plant with a long, thin stem covered in small, round leaves and small, white flowers. It grows in shallow water, often found in marshes, ponds, and slow-moving streams. U. reflexa is adapted to capture small aquatic prey such as insect larvae, crustaceans, and small fish.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Utricularia charoidea Stapf Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 493 (1906)
Utricularia diploglossa Welw. ex Oliv. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 147 (1865)
Utricularia imerinensis H.Perrier Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 5: 190 (1955)
Utricularia grandivesiculosa Czech Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 6: 344 (1953)
Utricularia reflexa var. parviflora P.Taylor Kew Bull. 18: 168. 1964
Utricularia platyptera Stapf Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 492 (1906)
Utricularia pilifera A.Chev. Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 187 (1912)
Utricularia bangweolensis R.E.Fr. Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exp. 1911-1912 , 1: 300 (1916)
Utricularia magnavesica R.D.Good J. Bot. 62: 165 (1924)

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Chinese 反卷狸藻

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- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Ivory Coast
      • Mali
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Gabon
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000417439
Tropicos 18300148
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:527052-1
The Plant List kew-2449804
Open Tree Of Life 6087049
NCBI Taxonomy 1896645
IUCN Red List 107436024
IPNI 527052-1
iNaturalist 595933
GBIF 4087498
Freebase /m/03m4wh7
EOL 5651249
Wikipedia Utricularia_reflexa

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Unique opportunities for future research on the alternative oxidase of plants McDonald AE Plant Physiol 06-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC10069896
doi:10.1093/plphys/kiac555
PMID:36472529
Recent ecophysiological, biochemical and evolutional insights into plant carnivory Adamec L, Matušíková I, Pavlovič A Ann Bot 10-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC8389183
doi:10.1093/aob/mcab071
PMID:34111238
Life in the Current: Anatomy and Morphology of Utricularia neottioides Płachno BJ, Adamec L, Świątek P, Kapusta M, Miranda VF Int J Mol Sci 23-Jun-2020
PMCID:PMC7352640
doi:10.3390/ijms21124474
PMID:32586054
Abundant and diverse Tetrahymena species living in the bladder traps of aquatic carnivorous Utricularia plants Cheng CY, Chang SL, Lin IT, Yao MC Sci Rep 20-Sep-2019
PMCID:PMC6754427
doi:10.1038/s41598-019-50123-1
PMID:31541152
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
PMCID:PMC6454230
doi:10.3389/fpls.2019.00302
PMID:31001290
Resting electrical network activity in traps of the aquatic carnivorous plants of the genera Aldrovanda and Utricularia Masi E, Ciszak M, Colzi I, Adamec L, Mancuso S Sci Rep 27-Apr-2016
PMCID:PMC4846995
doi:10.1038/srep24989
PMID:27117956
Fastest predators in the plant kingdom: functional morphology and biomechanics of suction traps found in the largest genus of carnivorous plants Poppinga S, Weisskopf C, Westermeier AS, Masselter T, Speck T AoB Plants 24-Nov-2015
PMCID:PMC4717191
doi:10.1093/aobpla/plv140
PMID:26602984
The smallest but fastest: Ecophysiological characteristics of traps of aquatic carnivorous Utricularia Adamec L Plant Signal Behav 01-May-2011
PMCID:PMC3172828
doi:10.4161/psb.6.5.14980
PMID:21499028
Oxygen Concentrations Inside the Traps of the Carnivorous Plants Utricularia and Genlisea (Lentibulariaceae) Adamec L Ann Bot 23-Aug-2007
PMCID:PMC2749638
doi:10.1093/aob/mcm182
PMID:17720681

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