Drosera indica

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Drosera indica
Drosera indica (Gawati Davbindu) in Narsghapur, AP W IMG 0951.jpg
D. indica in Narsapur, Medak district, India
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Drosera
Subgenus:
Section:
Species:
D. indica
Binomial name
Drosera indica
A damselfly is seen captured by a Drosera indica plant at Madayipara

Drosera indica is an insectivorous plant, a sundew native to tropical countries throughout the world, from Asia to Africa, but absent from the neotropics.[1] Together with Australian endemic species , , , , D. finlaysoniana, , , D. hartmeyerorum, , it makes up the section Arachnopus.[2]

Description[]

Drosera indica is an unbranched, annual herbaceous plant, supported by a fibrous root system and reaching a height of 5–50 cm (2–20 in). Leaves are narrowly linear, up to 10 cm [4 in] long with 1–1.5 cm [0.4–0.6 in] pedicels.[3] Young plants stand upright, while older ones form scrambling stems with only the newest growth exhibiting an upright habit. The plant can be yellow-green to maroon in color. Flower petals can be white, pink, orange, or purple.[3] Its chromosome count is 2n=28.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Schlauer, J. 2011. World Carnivorous Plant List – Nomenclatural Synopsis of Carnivorous Phanerogamous Plants. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  2. ^ Barret and Lowrie, 2013. Application of names in Drosera section Arachnopus (Droseraceae). Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b Lowrie, Alan. 1998. Carnivorous Plants of Australia, volume 3. University of Western Australia Press. p. 180.
  4. ^ Kondo, K. 1969. Chromosome numbers of carnivorous plants. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, 96(3): 322–328.

External links[]

Drosera indica with trapped insects, Kumbla, Kerala

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