Utricularia scandens

Utricularia scandens is a small, probably annual carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It has a wide native distribution that includes Africa and Asia. U. scandens grows as a terrestrial plant in wet grasslands and bogs at lower altitudes around sea level up to. It was originally described by Ludwig Benjamin in 1847. There is a significant amount of synonymy established for this species, in part because of its large distribution and variable morphology.

Synonyms

Polypompholyx madecassa H.Perrier
Utricularia bifida var. wallichiana Thwaites
U. gibbsiae [Otto Otto Stapf (botanist)|Stapf (botanist)|Stapf]
U. macrolepis Wight

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U. scandens subsp. scandens P.Taylor
U. scandens var. scandens P.Taylor
U. scandens subsp. schweinfurthii P.Taylor
U. schweinfurthii Baker ex Stapf
U. wallichiana Wight
U. wallichii Wight
U. volubilis Wight