Drosera sect. Erythrorhiza
Drosera sect. Erythrorhiza is a section of 14 species of tuberous species in the genus Drosera. It represents a natural group of all the rosetted tuberous Drosera. Most species are endemic to Western Australia, but D. aberrans, D. praefolia, D. schmutzii, and D. whittakeri are also found in eastern Australia.[1]
| Drosera sect. Erythrorhiza | |
|---|---|
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| Drosera erythrorhiza | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Droseraceae |
| Genus: | Drosera |
| Subgenus: | Drosera subg. Ergaleium |
| Section: | Drosera sect. Erythrorhiza (Planch.) Diels |
| Type species | |
| D. erythrorhiza | |
| Species | |
The section was first formally described by Jules Émile Planchon in 1848 as series Erythrorhizae. Ludwig Diels reclassified the genus in his 1906 monograph of the family, recognizing this section, now spelled Erythrorhiza, within subgenus Ergaleium.[2][3]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
 | Drosera aberrans (Lowrie & Carlquist) Lowrie & Conran | New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria |
| Drosera browniana Lowrie & N.G.Marchant | Western Australia. | |
 | Drosera bulbosa Hook. | Western Australia |
 | Drosera erythrorhiza Lindl. | Western Australia. |
| Drosera lowriei N.G.Marchant | Western Australia. | |
 | Drosera macrophylla Lindl. | Western Australia. |
| Drosera orbiculata N.G.Marchant & Lowrie | Western Australia. | |
| Drosera praefolia Tepper | South Australia. | |
| Drosera prostratoscaposa Lowrie & Carlquist | Western Australia. | |
| Drosera rosulata Lehm. | southwest Western Australia. | |
| Drosera schmutzii Lowrie & Conran | New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria. | |
 | Drosera tubaestylis | Western Australia |
_(14688597818).jpg.webp) | Drosera whittakeri Planch. | South Australia and Victoria |
 | Drosera zonaria Planch. | south-west Western Australia |
See also
References
- Rice, B. A. (2008). The Carnivorous Plant FAQ v. 11.5. Accessed online: 21 July 2009.
- Lowrie, A. 2005. A taxonomic revision of Drosera section Stolonifera (Droseraceae), from south-west Western Australia. Nuytsia, 15(3): 355-393.
- "Drosera sect. Erythrorhiza". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
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