Drosera whittakeri
Drosera whittakeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Droseraceae |
Genus: | Drosera |
Subgenus: | Drosera subg. Ergaleium |
Section: | Drosera sect. Erythrorhiza |
Species: | D. whittakeri
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Binomial name | |
Drosera whittakeri |
Drosera whittakeri (scented sundew, Whittaker's sundew) is a sundew that is native to South Australia.[1]
Description[]
Plants are 4 to 8 cm in diameter, with broadly spathulate leaves arranged in a rosette. These may be green, orange-yellow or red in colour and are 10 to 15 mm long and 9 to 13 mm wide.[1] Up to 20 white flowers are produced overall, with multiple flowers open at any one time.[1] The main flowering period is May to November in its native range, but flowers may appear throughout the year.[2]
Taxonomy[]
The species was formally described by Jules Émile Planchon in Annales des Sciences Naturelles in 1848 as Drosera "Whittakerii".[3] The species was named after Derbyshire botanist Joseph Whittaker who collected some 300 plant specimens from Adelaide and the southern Mount Lofty Ranges to Encounter Bay between 1839–1840.[1]: 163 Two subspecies are recognised by some authorities:[3]
- Drosera whittakeri subsp. aberrans Lowrie & Carlquist
- Drosera whittakeri Planch. subsp. whittakeri
In 2008, Allen Lowrie and elevated the former to species status, as Drosera aberrans. The authors also argue that Drosera praefolia should be considered a distinct species, rather than a synonym of D. whittakeri.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Lowrie, A. & J.G. Conran 2008. "A review of Drosera whittakeri s. lat. (Droseraceae) and description of a new species from Kangaroo Island, South Australia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-04. Telopea 12(2): 147–165.
- ^ "Drosera whittakeri Planch". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ^ a b "Drosera whittakeri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
External links[]
Media related to Drosera whittakeri at Wikimedia Commons
- Drosera
- Carnivorous plants of Australia
- Caryophyllales of Australia
- Flora of South Australia
- Plants described in 1848