About
*Utricularia bosminifera* is a small, perennial carnivorous plant notable for its endemic status to Ko Chang island in Thailand. It is characterized by its bladder traps, which are named after the shape of the small crustacean *Bosmina*.
Field notes
Distribution & habitat
Endemic to Ko Chang island of Trat Province, Thailand, growing on sandy banks by streams.
History & etymology
Originally described by Carl Hansen Ostenfeld in 1906, the species was later reduced to a variety of *U. bifida* by J. F. Maxwell in 1985, but Peter Taylor reinstated the species in his 1986 monograph. The epithet *bosminifera* refers to the bladder traps' shape, resembling the small crustacean *Bosmina*.
Habitat
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- Altitude Class
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- Native To
- Thailand
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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