Drosera fragrans

Drosera fragrans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Drosera
Subgenus: Drosera subg. Drosera
Section: Drosera sect. Arachnopus
Species:
D. fragrans
Binomial name
Drosera fragrans

Drosera fragrans is a species of sundew endemic to the north of Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It was first described by Allen Lowrie in his 2014 Carnivorous Plants of Australia Magnum Opus. Like other members of Drosera sect. Arachnopus it is an annual therophyte.

The species name refers to the strong sweet scent produced by the plant's leaves and stem, which is described as reminiscent of honeydew melon. It appears that this fragrance may influence the types of prey captured.


References

  1. ↑ Bourke, G. (2016). "Drosera cucullata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 (e.T97520854A143988313). doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T97520854A143988313.en. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Drosera fragrans". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Fleischmann, Andreas; Cross, Adam; Gibson, Robert; Gonella, Paulo; Dixon, Kingsley (2018). Systematics and taxonomy of Droseraceae. In: Carnivorous Plants: Physiology, ecology and evolution. Oxford University Press. pp. 45–57. ISBN 9780198779841. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Lowrie, Allen; Nunn, Richard; Robinson, Alastair; Bourke, Greg; McPherson, Stewart; Fleischmann, Andreas (2017). Drosera of the World Vol. 1. Poole, Dorset, England: Redfern Natural History Productions. ISBN 978-1-908787-16-3.
  5. ↑ Fleischmann, A. (2016). "Olfactory prey attraction in Drosera?" (PDF). Carnivorous Plant Newsletter. 45 (1): 19–25. doi:10.55360/cpn451.af483. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Krueger, T; Cross, A. T.; Fleischmann, A. (2020). "Size matters: trap size primarily determines prey spectra differences among sympatric species of carnivorous sundews". Ecosphere. 11 (7) e03179. Bibcode:2020Ecosp..11E3179K. doi:10.1002/ecs2.3179. hdl:20.500.11937/84627.