3136.000 Drosera - Sundews
Description of the genus
Terrestrial herbs. Leaves in a basal rosette or alternate on stems; lamina simple with numerous sticky glands which trap small insects. Worldwide: c. 110 species, cosmopolita, but especially in the southern hemisphere Zimbabwe: 5 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| affinis Welw. ex Oliv. | C,E | Description |
| burkeana Planch. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| dielsiana Exell & J.R. Laundon | E | Description, Image |
| indica L. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| madagascariensis DC. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
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