taxonID	type	description	language	source
995E87ADFFA8FF82B360C01DD8E3D060.taxon	description	Description & illustration: Janarthanam and Henry (1989 & 1992). Flowering & fruiting: July – September. Habitat: Grows on wet lateritic rocks and periphery of puddles in association with Eriocaulon kolhapurense Gaikwad, Sardesai & S. R. Yadav., Rotala spp., Smithia spp., Utricularia praeterita P. Taylor and U. reticulata Smith. Distribution: Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra. Specimens examined: INDIA, Goa, North Goa district, Goa University Campus, 31.08.2017, Rutuja R. Kolte RRK 975; Karapur 29.07.2018, Rutuja R. Kolte RRK 1594; Soccoro 27.07.2018, Rutuja R. Kolte 1574. Maharashtra, Sindhudurg district, Padel canteen titha, 27.08.2017, Rutuja R. Kolte RRK 957 (Goa University Herbarium!). Utricularia praeterita P. Taylor in K. M. Matthew, Fl. Tamilnadu Carnatic 2: 1120, t. 87. 1983; P. Taylor, Gen. Utricularia 321. 1989; Janarth. & A. N. Henry, Bladderworts of India 81, f. 23 1992; Singh et al., Fl. Maharashtra, Dicot. 2: 565. 2001; S. R. Yadav & Sardesai, Fl. Kolhapur District 339. 2002. Type: INDIA, Maharashtra, Panchgani, s. d., P. Taylor 18104 (holo K 000939701 digital image!) Specimens examined: INDIA, Goa, North Goa district, Goa University Campus, 31.08.2017, Rutuja R. Kolte RRK 974; Socorro, 27.07.2018, Rutuja R. Kolte RRK 1573; Karapur, 29.07.2018, Rutuja R. Kolte RRK 1593; South Goa district, Loliem, 01.08.2018, Rutuja R. Kolte RRK 1610; Rivona, 12.08.2018, Rutuja R. Kolte RRK 1638. Maharashtra, Ratnagiri district, Rajapur, 25.08.2018, Rutuja R. Kolte RRK 1675; Ratnagiri, 22.07.2018, Rutuja R. Kolte RRK 1572; Sindhudurg district, Chaukul, 17.08.2016, Rutuja R. Kolte RRK 502; ibid., 18.08.2017, Rutuja R. Kolte RRK 933; Padel canteen titha, 27.08.2017, Rutuja R. Kolte RRK 956 (Goa University Herbarium!). Notes: The study showed that both species are distinct in several characters. Though, both species belong to section Oligocista, they are not morphologically similar to each other (Janarthanam & Henry, 1992). They are sympatric, having same phenological pattern but easily distinguishable in the field. The main distinguishing characters are given in Table 1. Photographs of both the species are provided here for easy identification (Fig. 1).	en	R. R., Kolte, A. S., Deshpande, P. M., Pillai, Abstract, M. K. Janarthanam (2019): Taxonomic identity of UtriCUlaria malabariCa (Lentibulariaceae), a species endemic to the lateritic plateaus of the Western Ghats, India. Rheedea 29 (3): 215-217, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2019.29.3.04, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2019.29.3.04
