''Utricularia'' sect. ''Enskide'' is a section in the genus '' Utricularia''. The two species in this section are small to medium-sized terrestrial

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originally described and published this section as a separate genus in his 1838 taxonomic treatment. Peter Taylor refined the section and placed it within subgenus '' Utricularia'' in his 1986

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of the genus. Later molecular data resulted in the revision of Taylor's treatment, reinstating subgenus '' Bivalvaria'' and placing this section within it.Taylor, Peter. (1989). '' The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph''. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.Müller, K.F., Borsch, T., Legendre, L., Porembski, S., and Barthlott, W. (2006). Recent progress in understanding the evolution of carnivorous Lentibulariaceae (Lamiales). ''Plant Biology'', 8: 748-757.

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