Class
Classification
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Droseraceae
Description
Fls regular, perfect, solitary or in cymes; sepals ± connate at base, imbricate, persistent; petals 5, hypog. Stamens (4)–5–(20), mostly free; anthers 2-celled, extrorse. Ovary 1-celled, placentae parietal or sub-basal; ovules us. many. Fr. a loculicidal capsule; seeds with fleshy endosperm. Annual to perennial herbs or subshrubs, mostly bog plants, strongly glandular-hairy, insectivorous. Genera 4, only being subcosmopolitan.
[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]
Biostatus
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 1 |
| Indigenous (Non-endemic) | 5 |
| Indigenous (Non-endemic): Sometimes present | 1 |
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Exotic: Casual | 3 |
| Exotic: Presence uncertain | 1 |
| Total | 12 |
Bibliography
Cronquist, A. 1988: The evolution and classification of flowering plants. The New York Botanic Gardens, New York.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
