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Accession Data

Roridula dentata

Common Name: Bug Plant

Family: Roridulaceae

Country of Origin: Heuningvlei, Cederberg (Western Cape, S. Africa)

Description: Carnivorous plant with sticky hairs that trap insects, but the leaves do not secrete enzymes as with some carnivores.
There is a symbiotic relationship with an assasin bug - Pameridea marlothi - which moves about freely on the plant and is not trapped by the sticky hairs. Pameridea eats the trapped insects on Roridula, and the bugs' excretions provide nitrogen and other nutrients for the plant.

Accession Data

Accession #: 200200016

Accession Date: 2002-01-29

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2112

Quantity: 4

Source: Matt Opel ex Silverhill Seeds

Provenance: Heuningvlei, Cederberg, WC, RSA. Seed ex Silverhill Seeds - sown 08/01

Culture: Requires intense sun, cool temperatures. Soil should be acidic, and never allowed to dry completely. Do not fertilize.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: asterids

Order: Ericales

Family: Roridulaceae

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