Utricularia sect. Lecticula

Utricularia sect. Lecticula is a section in the genus Utricularia that was originally described as genus Lecticula in 1913 by John Hendley Barnhart. The two species in this section are small subaquatic carnivorous plants that are distinguished by the unique bracts, which are basifixed and tubular. Both species are native to North and South America.^[1]

Utricularia sect. Lecticula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lentibulariaceae
Genus:	Utricularia
Subgenus:	Utricularia subg. Utricularia
Section:	Utricularia sect. Lecticula (Barnhart) Komiya [es] 1972
Type species
U. resupinata Greene ex Bigelow 1840
Species
Utricularia resupinata Utricularia spruceana

See also

• List of Utricularia species