Drosera indica is an unbranched, annualherbaceous plant, supported by a fibrous root system and reaching a height of 5–50 cm (2–20 in). Leaves are narrowly linear, up to 10 cm [4 in] long with 1–1.5 cm [0.4–0.6 in] pedicels.[3] Young plants stand upright, while older ones form scrambling stems with only the newest growth exhibiting an upright habit. The plant can be yellow-green to maroon in color. Flower petals can be white, pink, orange, or purple.[3] Its chromosome count is 2n=28.[4]
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^Schlauer, J. 2011. World Carnivorous Plant List – Nomenclatural Synopsis of Carnivorous Phanerogamous Plants. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
^Barret and Lowrie, 2013. Application of names in Drosera section Arachnopus (Droseraceae). Retrieved 15 November 2017.
drosera, indica, insectivorous, plant, sundew, native, tropical, countries, throughout, world, from, asia, africa, absent, from, neotropics, together, with, australian, endemic, species, aquatica, aurantiaca, barrettorum, cucullata, finlaysoniana, fragrans, gl. Drosera indica is an insectivorous plant a sundew native to tropical countries throughout the world from Asia to Africa but absent from the neotropics 1 Together with Australian endemic species D aquatica D aurantiaca D barrettorum D cucullata D finlaysoniana D fragrans D glabriscapa D hartmeyerorum D nana D serpens it makes up the section Arachnopus 2 Drosera indicaD indica in Narsapur Medak district IndiaScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsOrder CaryophyllalesFamily DroseraceaeGenus DroseraSubgenus Drosera subg DroseraSection Drosera sect ArachnopusSpecies D indicaBinomial nameDrosera indicaL A damselfly is seen captured by a Drosera indica plant at MadayiparaDescription editDrosera indica is an unbranched annual herbaceous plant supported by a fibrous root system and reaching a height of 5 50 cm 2 20 in Leaves are narrowly linear up to 10 cm 4 in long with 1 1 5 cm 0 4 0 6 in pedicels 3 Young plants stand upright while older ones form scrambling stems with only the newest growth exhibiting an upright habit The plant can be yellow green to maroon in color Flower petals can be white pink orange or purple 3 Its chromosome count is 2n 28 4 References edit Schlauer J 2011 World Carnivorous Plant List Nomenclatural Synopsis of Carnivorous Phanerogamous Plants Retrieved 30 March 2011 Barret and Lowrie 2013 Application of names in Drosera section Arachnopus Droseraceae Retrieved 15 November 2017 a b Lowrie Alan 1998 Carnivorous Plants of Australia volume 3 University of Western Australia Press p 180 Kondo K 1969 Chromosome numbers of carnivorous plants Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 96 3 322 328 External links edit nbsp Drosera indica with trapped insects Kumbla Kerala nbsp Media related to Drosera indica at Wikimedia Commons Catalogue of Life entry Drosera indica in West African plants A Photo Guide nbsp This Droseraceae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Australian eudicot article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Drosera indica amp oldid 1153535922, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
