Utricularia, Linnaeus, 1753

Kanoj, Manjushree Suresh, Patgar, Vanaja Ganapati, Betageri, Shreyas & Katrahalli, Kotresha, 2025, Utricularia kumtensis (Lentibulariaceae): a new species from Konkan region of Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka, Phytotaxa 712 (1), pp. 67-74 : 73

Key to Epiphytic/lithophytic Utricularia genus using lower lip morphology in India

1. Flowers half open, lower lip tri-lobed ............................................................................................................................. U. kumtensis

1. Flowers fully open, lower lip more than tri-lobed..............................................................................................................................2

2. Lower lip 4-lobed ...............................................................................................................................................................................3

2. Lower lip 5-6 lobed ............................................................................................................................................................................4

3. Lower lip two large and two small lobes, pink................................................................................................................ U. furcellata

3. Lower lip two large and two small lobes with middle lobe extended ............................................................................. U. brachiata

4. Lower lip 5-lobed ...............................................................................................................................................................................5

4. Lower lip 6-lobed, 4 small and 2 large lobes ................................................................................................................ U. multicaulis

5. Four equal lobes and middle large front lobe ............................................................................................................. U. kumaonensis

5. Two equal lobes and three small merged lobes ................................................................................................................. U. striatula