''Utricularia quinquedentata'' is an annual, terrestrial

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 '' Utricularia'' (family Lentibulariaceae). Its distribution ranges across northern

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

from Western Australia to northern Queensland and south to Brisbane. It was first identified by

Ferdinand von Mueller Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vict ...

as possibly a new species or variety in the early 1890s, noting it as "'' U. albiflora'' or a closely allied species." Mueller labeled one

herbarium A herbarium (plural: herbaria) is a collection of preserved plant specimens and associated data used for scientific study. The specimens may be whole plants or plant parts; these will usually be in dried form mounted on a sheet of paper (called ...

sheet as ''Utricularia albiflora'' var. ''quinquedentata''. Without a valid description, according to the rules of

botanical nomenclature Botanical nomenclature is the formal, scientific naming of plants. It is related to, but distinct from Alpha taxonomy, taxonomy. Plant taxonomy is concerned with grouping and classifying plants; botanical nomenclature then provides names for the ...

, however, the epithet ''quinquedentata'' was not recognized until Peter Taylor validly published the species in 1986.Taylor, Peter. (1989). '' The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph''. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.

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Carnivorous plants of Australia Flora of Queensland Flora of the Northern Territory Eudicots of Western Australia Plants described in 1986 quinquedentata Lamiales of Australia {{Australia-asterid-stub

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