Drosera auriculata Backh. ex Planch.

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Name scientific

Drosera auriculata Backh. ex Planch., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 2, Sér. 3: 295 (1848)

Preferred name

Drosera auriculata Backh. ex Planch.

Taxonomy reference

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Indigenous, non-endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Gibson, R.; Conn, B.J.; Bruhl, J.J. (2012)

Nomenclature

Original authors

Planch.

Authors

Backh. ex Planch.

Publication place

Planchon, J.E. 1848: Sur la famille des Droséracées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique sér. 2, Sér. 3: 79–98, 185–207, 285–309.

Year published

1848

Publication page

295

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Drosera auriculata Backh. ex Planch.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Drosera auriculata

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Droseraceae

Genus

Drosera

Species

auriculata

Synonyms

Descriptions

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Drosera auriculata Backh. ex Planch.

Description

Stock slender, up to 5 cm. long, arising from small tuber. Stems slender, erect, flexuous, glab., up to 30 cm. or more long, often sub- scandent. Basal lvs rosulate; petioles flat, up to 10 mm. long; lamina orbicular, 3 mm. diam., or lvs reduced to scales. Cauline lvs alt.; petiole filiform, up to 15 mm. long; lamina peltate-lunate, pubescent, with marginal stalked glandular hairs. Peduncle simple, up to 10 cm. long; pedicels erect or ascending, ± 5 mm. long; bracts linear. Sepals elliptic- ovate, entire to erose, up to 5 mm. long; petals rose, obovate, up to 8 mm. long. Style branches 3, dichotomously divided, segs dilated. Capsule ± 2 mm. diam.; seeds minute.