''Utricularia babui'' is a

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that belongs to the

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'' Utricularia''. It is native to

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and had only been collected from the Kolhapur district at the time of its description in 2005. ''U. babui'' grows as a terrestrial plant in and near small streams in open forests at altitudes from to . Specimens of ''U. babui'' were previously mistaken for '' U. graminifolia''. It was originally described and published by Shrirang Ramchandra Yadav, M. M. Sardesai, and S. P. Gaikwad in 2005.Yadav SR, Sardesai MM, Gaikwad SP. (2005). A new species of ''Utricularia'' L. (Lentibulariaceae) from the Western Ghats, India. ''Rheedea'', 15(1): 71-73. A study of the ''Utricularia'' of

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published in 2010 found ''U. babui'' in

Chiang Mai Province Chiang Mai ( th, เชียงใหม่, ; nod, , ) is the largest Province (''changwat'') of Thailand. It lies in upper northern Thailand and has a population of 1.78 million people. It is bordered by Chiang Rai to the northeast, Lam ...

, northern Thailand. The authors found the plants at an altitude of on wet rock faces among mosses.Suksathan, P, and JAN Parnell. 2010
Three new species and two new records of ''Utricularia'' L. (Lentibulariaceae) from Northern Thailand.
''Thai For. Bull. (Bot.)'', 38: 23-32.

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Carnivorous plants of Asia Flora of India (region) Flora of Thailand Plants described in 2005 babui {{Lentibulariaceae-stub

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