# Utricularia odorata

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***Utricularia odorata*** is a medium-sized, probably [perennial](/source/Perennial_plant) [carnivorous plant](/source/Carnivorous_plant) that belongs to the [genus](/source/Genus) *[Utricularia](/source/Utricularia)*. It is native to [southeastern Asia](/source/Southeast_Asia) ([Cambodia](/source/Cambodia), [Laos](/source/Laos), [Thailand](/source/Thailand), and [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam)) and northern [Australia](/source/Australia) ([Northern Territory](/source/Northern_Territory)). *U. odorata* grows as a terrestrial plant in wet grasslands at low altitudes. It was originally described by [François Pellegrin](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Pellegrin) in 1920.[1][2] The [specific epithet](/source/Specific_name_(botany)) *odorata* is derived from reports that the flowers are fragrant.[3]

## See also

- [List of *Utricularia* species](/source/List_of_Utricularia_species)

## References

1. Wikidata item [Q104836695](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104836695)

1. Taylor, Peter. (1989). *[The genus Utricularia - a taxonomic monograph](/source/The_genus_Utricularia_-_a_taxonomic_monograph)*. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XIV: London.

## External links

- [*Utricularia odorata* occurrence data](https://www.gbif.org/species/4088149) from [GBIF](/source/GBIF)

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