Utricularia chiakiana is an affixed or suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). It is native to Venezuela and was first described by Sadashi Komiya and Chiaki Shibata in 1997.[1]

Utricularia chiakiana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Genus: Utricularia
Subgenus: Utricularia subg. Utricularia
Section: Utricularia sect. Utricularia
Species:
U. chiakiana
Binomial name
Utricularia chiakiana

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  1. ^ Rice, Barry A. (2006). Growing Carnivorous Plants. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 155.