Comparative morphology of carnivorous plants, Utricularia minutissima and U. caerulae from Bintulu, Sarawak

The species of Utricularia are among the carnivorous plants which have complexity on their body morphology because there is no clear distinction between roots, stems and leaves. There is some confusion regarding this genus especially in Utricularia minutissima and U. caerulae because their morpholog...

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Main Authors: A. I., Noorhawanie Izura, Bujang, Japar Sidik, Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah
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Language:English
Published: Sarawak Biodiversity Centre 2008
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author A. I., Noorhawanie Izura
Bujang, Japar Sidik
Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah
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Bujang, Japar Sidik
Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah
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description The species of Utricularia are among the carnivorous plants which have complexity on their body morphology because there is no clear distinction between roots, stems and leaves. There is some confusion regarding this genus especially in Utricularia minutissima and U. caerulae because their morphological appearances are extremely similar. These plants can be divided into two sections; vegetative parts are usually on the ground and reproductive parts are very much visible above the ground. U. minutissima and U. caerulae showed similarities in their leaves, being green and aroused from the stolon which bears the bladder traps. These plants have no roots; instead, they have rhizoids which affixed the plant to the soil substrate. U. minutissima possessed lilac flowers and comprised of upper lip, lower lip, spur and calyx lobes. Fruit present in capsule and oblong-ovoid in shape with seeds are non-endospermic and have reddish reticulations on their surfaces. In contrast, U. caerulae possessed white flowers along inflorescence stalk in raceme fashion carrying one to six flowers. Fruit is a capsule globose in shape and seeds are brown with black edges, ellipsoidal in shape and have elongated reticulation at the surface.
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spelling upm-642622018-07-04T02:23:00Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64262/ Comparative morphology of carnivorous plants, Utricularia minutissima and U. caerulae from Bintulu, Sarawak A. I., Noorhawanie Izura Bujang, Japar Sidik Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah The species of Utricularia are among the carnivorous plants which have complexity on their body morphology because there is no clear distinction between roots, stems and leaves. There is some confusion regarding this genus especially in Utricularia minutissima and U. caerulae because their morphological appearances are extremely similar. These plants can be divided into two sections; vegetative parts are usually on the ground and reproductive parts are very much visible above the ground. U. minutissima and U. caerulae showed similarities in their leaves, being green and aroused from the stolon which bears the bladder traps. These plants have no roots; instead, they have rhizoids which affixed the plant to the soil substrate. U. minutissima possessed lilac flowers and comprised of upper lip, lower lip, spur and calyx lobes. Fruit present in capsule and oblong-ovoid in shape with seeds are non-endospermic and have reddish reticulations on their surfaces. In contrast, U. caerulae possessed white flowers along inflorescence stalk in raceme fashion carrying one to six flowers. Fruit is a capsule globose in shape and seeds are brown with black edges, ellipsoidal in shape and have elongated reticulation at the surface. Sarawak Biodiversity Centre 2008 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64262/1/PROCEEDING_100719-2.pdf A. I., Noorhawanie Izura and Bujang, Japar Sidik and Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah (2008) Comparative morphology of carnivorous plants, Utricularia minutissima and U. caerulae from Bintulu, Sarawak. In: Biodiversity and Biotechnology Symposium 2008, 19-21 Nov. 2008, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. (pp. 94-97).
spellingShingle A. I., Noorhawanie Izura
Bujang, Japar Sidik
Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah
Comparative morphology of carnivorous plants, Utricularia minutissima and U. caerulae from Bintulu, Sarawak
title Comparative morphology of carnivorous plants, Utricularia minutissima and U. caerulae from Bintulu, Sarawak
title_full Comparative morphology of carnivorous plants, Utricularia minutissima and U. caerulae from Bintulu, Sarawak
title_fullStr Comparative morphology of carnivorous plants, Utricularia minutissima and U. caerulae from Bintulu, Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed Comparative morphology of carnivorous plants, Utricularia minutissima and U. caerulae from Bintulu, Sarawak
title_short Comparative morphology of carnivorous plants, Utricularia minutissima and U. caerulae from Bintulu, Sarawak
title_sort comparative morphology of carnivorous plants, utricularia minutissima and u. caerulae from bintulu, sarawak
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64262/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64262/1/PROCEEDING_100719-2.pdf