THE REINSTATEMENT OF UTRICULARIA-PROTRUSA FOR NEW-ZEALAND AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THE STATUS OF THE OTHER NEW-ZEALAND BLADDERWORTS BASED ON SEED CHARACTERS

Taxonomic views of the genus Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae) as it occu rs in New Zealand have changed considerably since the publication of V olume 1 of the Flora of New Zealand in 1961. Examination of the seeds of the New Zealand bladderworts has assisted in further clarifying the status of some species but provides no assistance with others. We now accept three indigenous species for New Zealand: U. protrusa (the nam e reinstated for plants recently erroneously referred to as U. austral is), U. delicatula (a New Zealand endemic distinct from the Australian U. lateriflora), and U. novae-zelandiae (including U. monanthos). The name U. gibba (instead of U. biflora) is accepted for the single natu ralised species.