Research Article

Medicinal and Environmental Indicator Species of Utricularia from Montane Forest of Peninsular Malaysia

Table 1

General habit of Peninsular Malaysian Utricularia found in mountainous sites.

SpeciesGeneral habitLeafFlowerFruit

U. aurea Free floatingMuch dividedYellowPendent
U. bifida Terrestrial/semiaquaticFiliformYellowEnclosed by calyx
U. caerulea Terrestrial/semiaquaticNarrow obovatePinkCrowded near tip
U. furcellata Lithophytic/terrestrialRosette, spatulatePink/whiteCalyx bonnet-like
U. gibba Free floatingDivided, filiformYellowMinute, globular
U. involvens Terrestrial/semiaquaticRibbon-likeYellow, twinesEnclosed by calyx
U. minutissima Terrestrial/semiaquaticFiliformPurple/whiteMinute, ellipsoid
U. scandens TerrestrialFiliformYellow, twinesEnclosed by calyx
U. striatula Lithophytic/epiphyticRosette, spatulatePink/whiteCalyx bonnet-like
U. uliginosa Terrestrial/semiaquaticRibbon-likeBluishEnclosed by calyx
U. vitellina Terrestrial, on mossRibbon-likeYellowEnclosed by calyx