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Utricularia arenaria
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Domboshawa
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Domboshawa
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small terrestrial carnivorous herb with numerous, ovoid, stalked traps. Leaves scattered on the stolons, linear-oblanceolate to spathulate, 2-15 mm long, single-veined. Flowers in 1-5-flowered erect inflorescences. Corolla 2-lipped, 3-7 mm long, white to lilac with a yellow spot on the palate; upper lip narrowly oblong, c. 1.5 × as long as the upper calyx lobe; spur conical-subulate, more or less twice as long as the lower lip. Fruit a spherical capsule, 1.5-2.5 mm in diameter. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | arenaria: of sandy places |
| Habitat: | In marshy grassland and in shallow soils overlying rock. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2400 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Tropical and South Africa, Madagascar and India. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 11 November 2009 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 36. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 58. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 80. Taylor, P. (1988). Lentibulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Pages 12 - 13. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 216. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Utricularia arenariaAfrican Plant Database: Utricularia arenaria
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Utricularia arenaria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Utricularia arenaria
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Utricularia arenaria
Plants of the World Online: Utricularia arenaria
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