''Utricularia nelumbifolia'' is a large perennial aquatic

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that belongs to the genus '' Utricularia''. ''U. nelumbifolia'' is endemic to Brazil. It was originally published and described by George Gardner in 1842. Its habitat is reported as being restricted to the water-filled leaf axils of ''

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'' species, which are

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s, in arid volcanic locations at altitudes from to . ''U. nelumbifolia'' will produce aerial

stolon In biology, stolons (from Latin '' stolō'', genitive ''stolōnis'' – "branch"), also known as runners, are horizontal connections between organisms. They may be part of the organism, or of its skeleton; typically, animal stolons are external s ...

s that descend into nearby leaf axils in order to colonize new territory, similar to the habit of '' U. humboldtii''. It typically flowers from May to August.Taylor, Peter. (1989). '' The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph''. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.

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