Drosera graomogolensis
Drosera graomogolensis is a carnivorous plant species native to the State Minas Gerais in Brazil and is now cultivated as an ornamental in Europe. In Brazil, it grows in the campos rupestres habitat.[1]
| Drosera graomogolensis | |
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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. graomogolensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Drosera graomogolensis T.Silva | |
Drosera graomogolensis is an herb up to 34 cm tall. Leaves are wine-red, forming a basal rosette, up to 3.5 cm long and 6.5 cm broad, covered with sticky glandular hairs on the upper surface. The plant produces 1 or 2 flowering stalks, each with 10–16 large pinkish-violet flowers.[1][2]
The species is named for the type locale, Grão-Mogol.[1]
References
- Silva, Tânia Regina dos Santos. 1997. Drosera graomogolensis (Droseraceae), a new species from the Campos Rupestres of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Novon 7:
- Correa A., M. D. & T. R. d. Silva. 2005. Drosera (Droseraceae). Flora Neotropica 96: 1–67.
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