Lentibulariaceae

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Noun

Lentibulariaceae - carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia, Pinguicula, and Genliseabladderwort family, family Lentibulariaceaeplant family - a family of plantsorder Polemoniales, Polemoniales - Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophularialesgenus Utricularia, Utricularia - bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants; cosmopolitan in distributiongenus Pinguicula, Pinguicula - butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarcticagenus Genlisea - small genus of carnivorous plants of tropical African swamps

Lentibulariaceae

(butterworts), a family of insectivorous dicotyledonous plants, including mostly perennial herbs with adaptations usually in the form of small bladders for trapping small invertebrates. The trapped animals are then digested by secreted enzymes and assimilated. The bisexual, irregular flowers are solitary or gathered into racemes or spicate inflorescences. The corolla is bilabiate, with a spur or follicular growth (as seen in the West Indian Biovularia). There are two stamens. The gynoecium has two carpels, and the ovary is superior. The fruit most commonly is a capsule. There are approximately 300 species of Lentibulariaceae, making up five genera. The plants grow primarily in water or on damp soil. They are found almost everywhere in the world. The most extensive genera, Utricularia and Pinguicula, are both found in the USSR.

Lentibulariaceae

Related to Lentibulariaceae: Orobanchaceae

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Synonyms for Lentibulariaceae

noun carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia, Pinguicula, and Genlisea

Synonyms

bladderwort family
family Lentibulariaceae

Related Words

plant family
order Polemoniales
Polemoniales
genus Utricularia
Utricularia
genus Pinguicula
Pinguicula
genus Genlisea