Drosera dielsiana

Drosera dielsiana
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Droseraceae
Genus:	Drosera
Subgenus:	Drosera subg. Drosera
Section:	Drosera sect. Drosera
Species:	D. dielsiana
Binomial name
Drosera dielsiana Exell & J.R.Laundon

Drosera dielsiana is a compact rosetted sundew native to South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State, the Northern Provinces), Eswatini (Swaziland), Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe.[2] It was described as a new species by Arthur Wallis Exell and Jack Rodney Laundon in 1956.[3][4] The diploid chromosome number is 2n=40.[5] It was named in honor of Ludwig Diels, the author of the 1906 monograph on the Droseraceae.

See also

• List of Drosera species

References

1. Lansdown, R.V. (2018). "Drosera dielsiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T107384442A107384515. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T107384442A107384515.en. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
2. "Drosera dielsiana". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
3. Barthlott, W., S. Porembski, R. Seine, and I. Theisen. 2007. The Curious World of Carnivorous Plants: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Biology and Cultivation. Timber Press: Portland, Oregon, USA. p. 187.
4. "Drosera dielsiana". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
5. Hoshi, Yoshikazu. 2002. Chromosome studies in Drosera (Droseraceae). Proceedings of the 4th International Carnivorous Plant Conference: Tokyo, Japan. pp. 31-38.