| Babu Bladderwort |
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| Original date | 1/23/10 9:06 AM |
| Resolution | 1340 x 1005 |
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| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Utricularia babui Family: Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family)
Babu Bladderwort is a perennial carnivorous plant, endemic to India and
has been collected only from the Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. It is a
perennial herb, growing up to 10-20 cm tall. Leaves arise from the base,
1-6 mm, narrowly linear, 1-nerved. Bladders are stalked, 1-2 mm, round.
Flowers arise 1-5 in racemes on leafless stems 10-20 cm long. Flower stalk
is 2-8 mm, upper petal oblong, and the lower one convex, obscurely
3-lobed. Spur is 5-7 mm long, curved. It grows as a terrestrial plant in
and near small streams in open forests at altitudes of 700-900 m.
Flowering: January-February.
| Identification credit: Shrikant Ingalhalikar | Photographed in Gothane, Maharashtra. |
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