Drosera arachnoides

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Drosera arachnoides
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Drosera
Subgenus: Drosera subg. Drosera
Section: Drosera sect. Drosera
Species:
D. arachnoides
Binomial name
Drosera arachnoides
Rakotoar. & A.Fleischm.

Drosera arachnoides is a carnivorous plant in the family Droseraceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. [1]

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Description

Drosera arachnoides is similar to the closely related Drosera humbertii . Its leaves are 22-40 millimeters long, and a mature plant can have a stem that is 25-45 millimeters tall. [2]

Distribution

Drosera arachnoides is native to the Fianarantsoa and Toamasina provinces of Madagascar. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Drosera arachnoides Rakotoar. & A.Fleischm". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Fleischmann, Andreas & Rakotoarivelo, Nivo & Roccia, Aymeric & Gonella, Paulo & Andriamiarisoa, Lala & Razanatsima, Aina & Rakotoarivony, Fortunat. (2020). A new and endemic species of Drosera (Droseraceae) from Madagascar. Plant Ecology and Evolution. 153. 283-291. 10.5091/plecevo.2020.1705.
  3. ↑ Fleischmann, Andreas & Rakotoarivelo, Nivo & Roccia, Aymeric & Gonella, Paulo & Andriamiarisoa, Lala & Razanatsima, Aina & Rakotoarivony, Fortunat. (2020). A new and endemic species of Drosera (Droseraceae) from Madagascar. Plant Ecology and Evolution. 153. 283-291. 10.5091/plecevo.2020.1705.
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