''Utricularia wightiana'' is a small to medium-sized, probably

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that belongs to the

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'' Utricularia''. It is

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and is mostly confined to Nilgiri and Kodaikanal hills of Tamil Nadu state and Attappadi hills of Kerala state of India. ''U. wightiana'' grows as a terrestrial plant in marshes and wet grasslands at altitudes from to . It was originally described by Peter Taylor in 1986. It was named in honor of Robert Wight.Taylor, Peter. (1989). '' The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph''. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.

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wightiana Flora of Kerala Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnivorous plants of Asia {{Lentibulariaceae-stub

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