Drosera neesii

Drosera neesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Drosera
Subgenus: Ergaleium
Section: Ergaleium
Species: D. neesii
Binomial name
Drosera neesii
Lehm.
Subspecies
  • D. neesii subsp. borealis N.G.Marchant
  • D. neesii subsp. neesii

Drosera neesii, the jewel rainbow[1][2] is an erect or twining perennial tuberous species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera. It is endemic to Western Australia and grows near swamps or granite outcrops in sand, clay, or laterite. D. neesii produces small, cup-shaped carnivorous leaves in groups of three along stems that can be 15–60 cm (6–24 in) high. Pink flowers bloom from August to December.[1][2]

Drosera neesii was first described by Johann Georg Christian Lehmann in 1844. The first infraspecific taxon was described when George Bentham reduced D. sulphurea to a variety, a decision which was later reversed. Then in 1982, N. G. Marchant described a new subspecies, D. neesii subsp. borealis, which is only found in the species' northern range.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Drosera neesii". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
  2. 1 2 Erickson, Rica. 1968. Plants of Prey in Australia. Lamb Paterson Pty. Ltd.: Osborne Park, Western Australia.
  3. ↑ Schlauer, J. 2009. World Carnivorous Plant List - Nomenclatural Synopsis of Carnivorous Phanerogamous Plants. Accessed online: 29 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Drosera neesii subsp. borealis". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.


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