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Utricularia appendiculata

Botanic Family

Lentibulariaceae

Author

E.A. Bruce

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Gabon
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zaire
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Forested grassland
• swamp forest
• wet savanna
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Mar
• Apr
• Oct (Gabon) Feb (Malawi) Jan (Zimbabwe)

Fruiting Times

Twining herb to 700mm with leaves to 30mm x 3mm, numerous traps to 1mm long. Twining inflorescence to 600mm, 1-8 white & yellow flowers with bracts to 3mm long, green sepals, calyx lobes to 3mm long, white, cream or pale yellow petals, corolla to 9mm long. Globose capsule.

Further References

• Mobot
• Jstor
• The Plant List 2
• Kew