Drosera
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/10.3767/blumea.2022.67.01.03 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B587A6-E538-8D1E-3379-4802FB79FAD0 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Drosera |
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Drosera View in CoL L. — Fig. 2
Drosera View in CoL L. (1753) 281; Keay (1954) 120; Oberm. (1970) 189; J.R. Laundon (1978) 64; Kubitzki & C.Bayer (2003) 201; A.M. Ellison & Adamec (2018) 50. — Type: D. rotundifolia View in CoL L.
Carnivorous, annual or perennial herbs. Stems caulescent or acaulescent. Leaves simple, in a basal rosette or alternate to spirally arranged along the stem; stipules present or absent, membranous, often lacerated; petiole present or confluent with lamina; lamina variously shaped ( Fig. 2), adaxial surface covered with short- and long-stalked glands (tentacles) and digestive glands that trap and digest insects. Inflorescences 1–many-flowered cymes, axillary or terminal, flowers bisexual. Sepals 5 (rarely 4–8); ± connate at the base. Petals 5 (rarely 4–8); free. Stamens 5 (rarely 4–8); free. Pollen in tetrads. Pistil: ovary (2–)3–5 carpels; styles (2–)3–5. Fruit a loculocidal capsule. Seeds small, numerous.
Distribution — Over 240 species, almost worldwide.
Habitat & Ecology — Swamps, sandy, seasonally and peren- nially wet and low-nutrient habitats.
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