''Utricularia vitellina'' is a small or very small, probably perennial

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that belongs to the genus '' Utricularia''. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia and is only known from two mountain peaks (

Gunung Tahan Mount Tahan ( ms, Gunung Tahan), is the highest point in Peninsular Malaysia with an elevation of above sea level. It is located within the Taman Negara national forest, in the state of Pahang. The mountain is part of the Tahan Range in the Ten ...

and Gunung Kerbau) that are over apart. ''U. vitellina'' grows as a terrestrial plant in peaty stream banks among bryophytes at altitudes from to . It was originally described by Henry Nicholas Ridley in 1923. It is distinct from the rest of the species in section '' Oligocista'' by not having a basal swelling of the lower

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

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vitellina Endemic flora of Peninsular Malaysia Carnivorous plants of Asia {{Lentibulariaceae-stub

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