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About
A small, annual carnivorous plant, *Utricularia malabarica* is notable for its endemic status to southern India, particularly the Kasaragod district.
Field notes
Distribution & habitat
Southern India, specifically the Kasaragod district
Ecology
Grows over wet rocks or lateritic soils in the presence of Eriocaulon species and grasses.
History & etymology
Originally collected by M. K. Janarthanam in 1985 and formally described by Janarthanam and Ambrose Nathaniel Henry in 1989.
Habitat
- Altitude
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- Altitude Class
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- Native To
- India
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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