Utricularia Furcellata

Why in news?

• A very rare carnivorous plant species called Utricularia Furcellata has been found in the western Himalayan region for the first time.

About Utricularia Furcellata:

• It is a rare carnivorous plant species found in Uttarakhand’s Mandal valley, Chamoli district.
• This plant was last seen in the country in Meghalaya state in 1986.
• ??These plants are mostly found in freshwater and wet soil.
• The plants of this genus use one of the most sophisticated and developed plant structures for traps and its targets range from protozoa to insects, mosquito larvae and even the young tadpoles.
• This is the first sighting of this plant in western Himalayan region.

PRACTICE QUESTION:

Utricularia Furcellata, rare carnivorous plant species, was recently found in:

(a) Andaman

(b) Himalayas

(c) Western Ghats

(d) Eastern Ghats

Answer