Utricularia and Genlisea - the Bladderworts and Corkscrew Plants

Bladderworts and corkscrew plants are both members of the same family, Lentibulariaceae.  Bladderworts are more widespread, found throughout the tropicaland temperature regions of the world.  The corkscrew plants are found in Africa, Madagascar, and South America.  Both genera are readily propagated from seed or plant material in soft media.

Idei, S. and K. Kondo.  1998.  Effects of NO₃- and BAP on organogenesis in tissue-

        cultured shoot primordia induced from shoot apices of Utricularia praelonga   

        St. Hil. Plant Cell Reports.  17: 451 - 456.

Mohan Ram, H. Y. and S. Dutta.  1966.  In Vitro culture of Utricularia.   Current

        Science.  35: 48 - 50.

Pringsheim, E. G. and O. Pringsheim.  1962.  Axenic culture of Utricularia. 

        American Journal of Botany. 49 : 898 - 901.