2002 AIPMT Morphology of Flowering PlantsInsectivorous Plants Easy Question 122 of 133 in Morphology of Flowering Plants

Choose the correct match: Bladderwort, sundew, Venus flytrap : -

A Nepenthes, Dionaea, Drosera
B Nepenthes, Utricularia, Vanda
C Utricularia, Drosera, Dionaea
D Dionaea, Trapa, Vanda

The answer is C.

Solution

Bladderwort is Utricularia, an aquatic insectivorous plant with bladders that trap small animals.
Sundew is Drosera, whose leaves bear sticky glandular tentacles that trap insects.
Venus flytrap is Dionaea, whose two-lobed leaves snap shut on insects.
(Nepenthes is the pitcher plant; Vanda is an epiphytic orchid; Trapa is the water chestnut.)
So the correct match is Utricularia, Drosera, Dionaea.

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