Drosera toyoakensis

[tanukimo]

I found this interesting article about a new species of sundew related to Drosera indica in Aichi Prefecture in Japan.

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From what I've found on the web, it seems that the new species is named Drosera toyoakensis, and it is distinguished by its purple flower. I've also found that species with a white flower are called Drosera makinoi, but is this taxonomically accurate, or is it just a synonym? All the sites I found this information from were in Japanese.

[ICPS-bob]

I've also found that species with a white flower are called Drosera makinoi, but is this taxonomically accurate, or is it just a synonym?

According to The Plant List and Tropicos, Drosera makinoi is a superseded synonym for D. indica.
www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-64433?ref=tpl1
www.tropicos.org/Name/11400123?tab=acceptednames