Utricularia albocaerulea

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	SCROPHULARIALES	LENTIBULARIACEAE

Scientific Name:	Utricularia albocaerulea
Species Authority:	Dalzell
Synonym/s:	Utricularia ogmosperma Blatt. & McCann

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2011
Assessor/s:	Mani, S.
Reviewer/s:	Raghavan, R., Lakshminarasimhan, P., Rasingam, L., Gunaga, S. & Molur, S.
Contributor/s:	Molur, S.
Justification: Utricularia albocaerulea is endemic to the Western Ghats and known from a few locations in the state of Maharashtra. It grows on damp soils and on wet rocks, and is restricted to high elevations. It is assessed as Vulnerable as it has a restricted distribution and is known from less than 10 locations which are threatened by ongoing development activities related to tourism.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Utricularia albocaerulea is endemic to the Western Ghats and known from a few locations in the state of Maharashtra (Satara: Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar; Kolhapur; Sindhudurg) (Janarthanam and Henry 1992).
Countries:	Native: India (Maharashtra)
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no information about the population of this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It grows on the damp soil and on wet rocks, restricted to higher elevations. It is also found in moist places or gravelly laterite soil in open areas of hills (Janarthanam and Henry 1992, Cook 1996).
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

It grows on the damp soil and on wet rocks, restricted to higher elevations. It is also found in moist places or gravelly laterite soil in open areas of hills (Janarthanam and Henry 1992, Cook 1996).

Systems:

Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Increased tourism and associated development activities threaten the key habitats of this species in its range causing loss of suitable sites and degradation of known locations.

Major Threat(s):

Increased tourism and associated development activities threaten the key habitats of this species in its range causing loss of suitable sites and degradation of known locations.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Detailed distribution surveys, and studies on ecology and threats are essential.

Conservation Actions:

Detailed distribution surveys, and studies on ecology and threats are essential.

Citation:	Mani, S. 2011. Utricularia albocaerulea. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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