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Drosera indica 
D. indica in Narsapur, Medak district, India Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Droseraceae Genus: Drosera Species: D. indica Binomial name Drosera indica
L. (1753)Drosera indica is an insectivorous plant, a sundew native to tropical countries throughout the world, from Australia and Asia to Africa, but absent from the neotropics.[1] Together with D. hartmeyerorum it makes up the section Arachnopus.
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Description
D. indica is an unbranched, annual herbaceous plant, supported by a fibrous root system and reaching a height of 5–50 cm (2–20 in). Leaves are narrowly linear, up to 10 cm [4 in] long with 1-1.5 cm [0.4-0.6 in] pedicels.[2] Young plants stand upright, while older ones form scrambling stems with only the newest growth exhibiting an upright habit. The plant can be yellow-green to maroon in color. Flower petals can be white, pink, orange, or purple.[2] Its chromosome count is 2n=28.[3]
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References
- ^ Schlauer, J. 2011. World Carnivorous Plant List - Nomenclatural Synopsis of Carnivorous Phanerogamous Plants. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ a b Lowrie, Alan. 1998. Carnivorous plants of Australia, volume 3. University of Western Australia Press. p. 180.
- ^ Kondo, K. 1969. Chromosome numbers of carnivorous plants. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, 96(3): 322-328.
External links
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- Carnivorous plants of Africa
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- Carnivorous plants of Australia
- Caryophyllales of Australia
- Eudicots of Western Australia
- Flora of the Northern Territory
- Flora of South Australia
- Flora of Queensland
- Flora of New South Wales
- Flora of Victoria (Australia)
- Droseraceae stubs
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