| Genlisea africana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
| Genus: | Genlisea |
| Subgenus: | Genlisea subg. Genlisea |
| Species: | G. africana |
| Binomial name | |
| Genlisea africana | |
Genlisea africana is a species of carnivorous plant in the genus Genlisea. It is native to Zimbabwe. The species was first described by the botanist Daniel Oliver in 1865.
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Genlisea tuberosa is a carnivorous species in the genus Genlisea that is endemic to Brazil and found only in campos rupestres vegetation. Lacking any roots, it has unpigmented bundles of "rootlike" subterranean organs, technically leaves, which attract, trap, and digest protozoans. This species is unique in the genus in its formation of tubers. As of 2014, Genlisea tuberosa has the smallest known genome of any flowering plant, at 61 Mbp, or 61,000,000 base pairs.
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