Lentibulariaceae Rich.
Utricularia adamsii R.W.Jobson & Davies-Colley , legitimate, scientific
Jobson, R.W. & Davies-Colley, T. (23 April 2020), Redescription of the suspended aquatic Utricularia aurea Lour. (sect. Utricularia) and a new species U. adamsii for northern Australia. Telopea 23: 27, 32, Figs 1 (map), 3-5 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "AUSTRALIA: QUEENSLAND: Cook: Portland Road, NE of Wenlock River Crossing [precise location withheld], R.W. Jobson 1761 & W. Cherry, 20 April 2013 (holo: NSW 972856; iso: BRI, NSW 922658 - spirit)."
  • APC Dist.: Qld
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet honours the late Laurence (Laurie) George Adams (1929–2014) who in March 1967 collected, and recognised as distinct from U. aurea, the first known specimen of U. adamsii near Darwin, NT (Utricularia sp., Adams 1741). Laurie Adams worked as a researcher at the Australian National Herbarium identifying and collecting plants from Australia."