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Utricularia delphinioides

About

A small to medium-sized, probably perennial, carnivorous plant notable for its wide distribution across Indochina, thriving in various wetland and open forest habitats.

Field notes

Distribution & habitat

Endemic to Indochina, found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, at altitudes from near sea level to 1,300 m (4,265 ft).

History & etymology

Formally described and published by François Pellegrin in 1920. A variety, U. delphinioides var. minor, was also described in 1920, but Peter Taylor reduced the variety to synonymy under U. delphinioides.

Conservation

Assessed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.

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Habitat

Altitude
Not recorded
Altitude class
—
Native to
Thailand, Vietnam

Cultivation

Difficulty
intermediate
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