Drosera banksii

Drosera banksii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Droseraceae
Genus:	Drosera
Subgenus:	Drosera subg. Lasiocephala
Species:	D. banksii
Binomial name
Drosera banksii R.Br. ex DC.
Drosera banksii distribution

Flower

Drosera banksii, commonly known as Banks' sundew,[1] is a small annual species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera. The reniform-shaped leaves are attached to petioles and arranged in a circular pattern (rosette) around the stem. The 5 mm wide flowers are white.[2] It is native to northern Australia (Queensland, the Northern Territory, and Western Australia) and Southeast Asia (Papua New Guinea and Western New Guinea). D. banksii was originally described by Robert Brown and validly published by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1824.[3]

See also

• List of Drosera species
• Taxonomy of Drosera

References

1. "Drosera banksii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
2. Lowrie, A. 1991. A field trip to Darwin. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter, 20(4): 114-123.
3. Schlauer, J. 2010. World Carnivorous Plant List - Nomenclatural Synopsis of Carnivorous Phanerogamous Plants Archived 18 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 January 2010.

External links

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