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Drosera Darwinensis
''Drosera darwinensis'' is a perennial plant, perennial carnivorous plant in the genus ''Drosera'' that is endemic to the Northern Territory. Its leaves are arranged in a rosette (botany), rosette with one rosette (botany), rosette emerging from the root stock. It produces pink or white flowers from December to April. ''Drosera darwinensis'' grows in clayey sand from Palmerston, Northern Territory, Palmerston to Berry Springs, Northern Territory, Berry Springs south of Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin and east to Humpty Doo, Northern Territory, Humpty Doo. It was first described by Allen Lowrie in 1996; the type specimen was collected south of Temple Avenue in Palmerston on 8 April 1990. The specific epithet ''darwinensis'' refers to region where this plant is found in abundance. It is closely related to ''Drosera brevicornis, D. brevicornis'', but differs from that species by its shorter inflorescence (5–15 cm long in ''D. darwinensis'' and 30–40 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Lowrie
Allen Lowrie (10 October 1948 - 30 August 2021) was a Western Australian botanist. He was recognised for his expertise on the genera ''Drosera'' and '' Stylidium''.Council of Heads of Australasian HerbariaResources of Australian Herbaria: Western Australian Herbarium accessed 21 June 2013. Lowrie, originally a businessman and inventor, first experienced the carnivorous flora of Western Australia in the late sixties and studied it as an amateur. Over time, his hobby turned into a profession and Lowrie discovered and described numerous species (especially ''Drosera'', ''Byblis'' and ''Utricularia''), partly together with Neville Marchant. From 1987 to 1998 he published ''Carnivorous Plants of Australia ''Carnivorous Plants of Australia'' is a three-volume work on carnivorous plants by Allen Lowrie. The three tomes were published in 1987, 1989, and 1998, by University of Western Australia Press. An entirely updated three-volume work by Lowrie w ...'' in three volumes; a fourth i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |