| Synonyms: |
Drosera flexicaulis Welw. ex Oliv. |
| Common names: | Sundew (English) |
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| Description: |
Perennial herb with a stem up to 23 cm long. Leaves alternate, clustered towards the apex of the stem, mostly erect, narrowly oblanceolate-oblong, 0·3–3 cm long, glandular around the margin of the upper surface, hairless or sparsely hairy beneath; stipules 0·3–1·3 cm long, lacerated at the apex; petioles very slender, 0·5–7 cm long, hairless or very sparsely hairy. Peduncles 1–4, 8–30 cm long, arising laterally from the stem, then curving to become erect, grooved, hairless. Inflorescence a 3–13-flowered raceme; pedicels 2–10 mm long, hairless or sparsely hairy; bracts linear to elliptic, 3–5 mm long, falling early. Sepals 5, oblong-lanceolate, 5–7 mm long, hairy. Petals 5, 5–8 mm long, white or purple. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
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| Derivation of specific name: | affinis: related to or allied to |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Katanga DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Laundon, J.R. (1978). Droseraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 66 - 67. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 39. |