''Utricularia polygaloides'' is a small, probably annual

carnivorous plant Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans Protozoa (singular: protozoan or protozoon; alternative plural: protozoans) are a group of single-celled eukaryot ...

that belongs to the

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

'' Utricularia''. It is native to

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

and

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. ''U. polygaloides'' grows as a terrestrial plant in wet soils and in cultivated fields at altitudes from around sea level to . It was originally described by

Michael Pakenham Edgeworth Michael Pakenham Edgeworth (24 May 1812 – 30 July 1881) was an Irish botanist who specialized in seed plants and ferns, and spent most of his life working in India. He was also a pioneer of photography. Early life and family relations Edge ...

in 1847.Taylor, Peter. (1989). '' The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph''. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.

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Carnivorous plants of Asia Flora of India (region) Flora of Sri Lanka

polygaloides ''Polygaloides'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. Species , ''Plants of the World Online'' accepted the following species: *'' Polygaloides balansae'' (Coss.) O.Schwarz *'' Polygaloides chamaebuxus'' (L.) O. ...

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