Terrestrial. Rhizoids few, capillary, simple. Stolons capillary, sparsely branched. Foliar organs sparsely rosulate and on the stolons, narrowly linear to narrowly obovate-spathulate, up to 2 cm by 0.5-1 mm, apex obtuse, 1-nerved. Traps numerous on the vegetative organs, broadly ovoid, c. 0.2 mm long, stalked, mouth lateral, upper lip with a solitary multicellular subulate appendage, lower lip with radiating rows of basally connate obliquely gland-tipped processes. Inflorescence erect, 3-12 cm long, glabrous or with a few short septate hairs on the peduncle; peduncle terete, filiform; flowers 1-10, distant; scales numerous, similar to the bracts; bracts basifixed, narrowly ovate, acute, 0.8-1 mm long; bracteoles similar or less acute; additional bracts subtending dormant (inflorescence branch) buds usually present on inflorescence axis a short distance above each or most of those subtending flowers; pedicels erect, capillary terete, c. 1 mm long. Calyx lobes sub-equal, broadly ovate, 1-2 mm long, apex of upper obtuse, of lower emarginate, nerves obscure, not raised. Corolla mauve or white, 2.5-7 mm long, upper lip narrowly oblong, much longer than upper calyx lobe, apex emarginate or rounded, lower lip larger, ± orbicular, obscurely to distinctly 3-lobed, palate raised, spur subulate, obtuse, straight, usually much longer than and parallel with the lower lip. Filaments linear curved, anther thecae ± confluent. Ovary ovoid, style short, stigma lower lip orbicular, upper lip much smaller, deltoid. Capsule obliquely oblong-ovoid, 1.5-2 mm long, membranous in texture, translucent, dehiscing by a longitudinal ventral slit which is marginally scarcely thickened. Seeds few globose, 0.17-0.2 mm long, testa smooth, reticulate, reticulations relatively large, ± isodiametric.
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Annuals, terrestrial. Rhizoids capillary, simple. Stolons capillary, sparsely branched. Traps on rhizoids, stolons, and leaves, stalked, ovoid, ca. 0.2 mm, mouth lateral; appendage 1, dorsal, subulate, with 1 or 2 ventral pairs of trichome rows. Leaves few, from peduncle base and stolons, glabrous; leaf blade narrowly obovate to linear, 0.3-2 cm × 0.4-0.8 mm, membranous, vein 1, base attenuate onto petiole, margin entire, apex slightly obtuse. Inflorescences erect, 3-12 cm, 1-10-flowered, glabrous; peduncle terete, 0.2-0.4 mm thick; scales few, similar to bracts; bracts basifixed, narrowly ovate, 0.5-1 mm, apex acute. Pedicel erect, ± as long as bracts, filiform; bracteoles similar to bracts but sometimes narrower or less acute. Calyx lobes convex, 1.5-2 mm, subequal, glabrous; lower lobe apex emarginate; upper lobe ovate, apex obtuse. Corolla violet or white, 3-7 mm; lower lip suborbicular, base with a rounded 4-lobed swelling, margin distinctly 3-lobed; spur subulate, much longer than lower corolla lip, apex acute; upper lip oblong to obovate, apex emarginate to rounded. Filaments ca. 0.8 mm, slightly curved; anther thecae distinct. Ovary ovoid; style short; stigma lower lip transversely elliptic, upper lip deltoid. Capsule obliquely ellipsoid, 1.5-2 mm, dehiscing by a single longitudinal ventral slit. Seeds globose to broadly ellipsoid, 2-3 mm; seed coat with prominent reticulations. Fl. Sep-Nov, fr. Nov-Dec. 2n = 16.
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