Drosera regia

Common name: King Sundew

Family: Droseraceae

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Country of Origin: South Africa, Bainskloof

Description: The tentacles of Drosera species are specialised stalked glands on the leaf's upper surface that produce a sticky mucilage. The leaves are considered active flypaper traps that respond to captured prey by bending to surround it. This is known as thigmotropism. Some species of sundew can envelop their prey in less than a minute.

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Source: Matt Opel

Provenance:

Bainskloof, Western Cape Province, RSA. Wild seed via Silverhill Seeds

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: core eudicots
• Order: Caryophyllales
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• Family: Droseraceae
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References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.

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