Post by quogue on Mar 13, 2007 17:44:37 GMT
I love Drosera regia, I've been digging around for information about these bizzare plants for some time and here are some of the more interesting links I've found.
I'm looking for more information myself so if anyone has anything to add, please do so we can all can expand our knowledge.
Bold subjects are links I found to be particularly useful.
The Basic Info:
Bain's Kloof at Table Mountain (location)
or bainskloof
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: basal eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
SubOrder:
Family: Droseraceae
From: florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/acc_num/200600017.html
Interesting descriptions:
The basal relationships of Drosera were ambiguous in both the rbcL and combined trees, although D. regia and D. arcturi clustered more basally than the other Drosera species in both trees. Drosera regia, which occurs in a single mountain valley in South Africa (Obermeyer, 1970 ), has traditionally been treated as a different group from the other Drosera, because it has several plesiomorphic characters, such as operculate pollen (Takahashi and Sohma, 1982 ) and a lack of stipules (Williams, Albert, and Chase, 1994 ), both of which are similar to characters found in Dionaea. Drosera regia also has some autapomorphic characters, which are not observed in other Drosera species, such as woody rhizome, the longest leaves and inflorescences in the genus, and somewhat zygomorphic flowers resulting from the odd position of the three exceptionally long and undivided styles except at the very apicies (Stephens, 1926 ).
Source- www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/90/1/123
Bain's Kloof trip: While this is a description of a trip by Orchid enthusiasts, there is mention of the King of all Sundews as well as fantastic & informative photographs of the area and descriptions of the conditions. A must read for anyone interested in these great plants.www.disas.com/s_africa_2002.htm
The part about Bain's Kloof and the brief mention of Drosera regia is about 3/4 of the way down, still I found the entire read interesting.
Bain's Kloof photos: Some great pictures of the area
www.capetownskies.com/bains_kloof.htm
Bain's Kloof weather: See what it's like there
www.fallingrain.com/world/SF/1/Bains_Kloof.html
'Big Easy' Link-The only Cultivar to my knowledge.
www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/Species/v33n3p83_89.html
Sowing Seeds:
www.bacps.org/2005Fall/2005Fall.html
www.bestcarnivorousplants.com/sowing_seeds.htm
Again, if anyone has anything to add, please post it here to expand this subject.
Wild photos and field trip observations would be particularly interesting. If anyone has these, please post.
Thanks!
I'm looking for more information myself so if anyone has anything to add, please do so we can all can expand our knowledge.
Bold subjects are links I found to be particularly useful.
The Basic Info:
Bain's Kloof at Table Mountain (location)
or bainskloof
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: basal eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
SubOrder:
Family: Droseraceae
From: florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/acc_num/200600017.html
Interesting descriptions:
The basal relationships of Drosera were ambiguous in both the rbcL and combined trees, although D. regia and D. arcturi clustered more basally than the other Drosera species in both trees. Drosera regia, which occurs in a single mountain valley in South Africa (Obermeyer, 1970 ), has traditionally been treated as a different group from the other Drosera, because it has several plesiomorphic characters, such as operculate pollen (Takahashi and Sohma, 1982 ) and a lack of stipules (Williams, Albert, and Chase, 1994 ), both of which are similar to characters found in Dionaea. Drosera regia also has some autapomorphic characters, which are not observed in other Drosera species, such as woody rhizome, the longest leaves and inflorescences in the genus, and somewhat zygomorphic flowers resulting from the odd position of the three exceptionally long and undivided styles except at the very apicies (Stephens, 1926 ).
Source- www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/90/1/123
Bain's Kloof trip: While this is a description of a trip by Orchid enthusiasts, there is mention of the King of all Sundews as well as fantastic & informative photographs of the area and descriptions of the conditions. A must read for anyone interested in these great plants.www.disas.com/s_africa_2002.htm
The part about Bain's Kloof and the brief mention of Drosera regia is about 3/4 of the way down, still I found the entire read interesting.
Bain's Kloof photos: Some great pictures of the area
www.capetownskies.com/bains_kloof.htm
Bain's Kloof weather: See what it's like there
www.fallingrain.com/world/SF/1/Bains_Kloof.html
'Big Easy' Link-The only Cultivar to my knowledge.
www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/Species/v33n3p83_89.html
Sowing Seeds:
www.bacps.org/2005Fall/2005Fall.html
www.bestcarnivorousplants.com/sowing_seeds.htm
Again, if anyone has anything to add, please post it here to expand this subject.
Wild photos and field trip observations would be particularly interesting. If anyone has these, please post.
Thanks!
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