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Drosera Derbyensis
''Drosera derbyensis'' is a perennial plant, perennial carnivorous plant in the genus ''Drosera'' and is endemism, endemic to Western Australia. Its erect or semi-erect leaves are arranged in a rosette (botany), rosette with one or more rosettes emerging from the root stock. The petiole (botany), petioles are narrowly leaf shape, oblanceolate, 0.8–1.0 mm wide at the proximate end and 1.3–1.7 mm wide at the apex(wiki), narrowing to 0.5–0.7 mm at the leaf, laminar base. The petioles are frequently 35–45 mm long when the plant is in flower and are covered in white woolly non-wikt:dendritic, dendritic hairs. The insect-trapping leaf lamina is leaf shape, orbicular and much shorter than the petioles at only 2–3 mm in diameter. The laminar wikt:adaxial, adaxial surface is covered in insect-trapping glands. Each rosette produces 1–4 raceme inflorescences, which are long. Each inflorescence bears 30–50 white flowers, with flowering occurring from Mar ... [...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 ''Stylidium'' (also known as triggerplants or trigger plants) is a genus of dicotyledonous plants that belong to the family Stylidiaceae. The genus name ''Stylidium'' is derived from the Greek ''στύλος'' or ''stylos'' (column or pillar), wh ...''.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'' in three volumes; a fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derby, Western Australia
Derby ( ) is a town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. At the 2016 census, Derby had a population of 3,325 with 47.2% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent. Along with Broome and Kununurra, it is one of only three towns in the Kimberley to have a population over 2,000. Located on King Sound, Derby has the highest tides in Australia, with the differential between low and high tide reaching .Derby tides at derbytourism.com.au . Retrieved 7 January 2007 History Derby falls within Nyiginka country. The town was founded in 1883 and named after Edward Stanley, 15th E ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eudicots Of Western Australia
The eudicots, Eudicotidae, or eudicotyledons are a clade of flowering plants mainly characterized by having two seed leaves upon germination. The term derives from Dicotyledons. Traditionally they were called tricolpates or non-magnoliid dicots by previous authors. The botanical terms were introduced in 1991 by evolutionary botanist James A. Doyle and paleobotanist Carol L. Hotton to emphasize the later evolutionary divergence of tricolpate dicots from earlier, less specialized, dicots. Numerous familiar plants are eudicots, including many common food plants, trees, and ornamentals. Some common and familiar eudicots include sunflower, dandelion, forget-me-not, cabbage, apple, buttercup, maple, and macadamia. Most leafy trees of midlatitudes also belong to eudicots, with notable exceptions being magnolias and tulip trees which belong to magnoliids, and ''Ginkgo biloba'', which is not an angiosperm. Description The close relationships among flowering plants with tricolpate po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caryophyllales Of Australia
Caryophyllales ( ) is a diverse and heterogeneous order of flowering plants that includes the cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, beets, and many carnivorous plants. Many members are succulent, having fleshy stems or leaves. The betalain pigments are unique in plants of this order and occur in all its families with the exception of Caryophyllaceae and Molluginaceae. Description The members of Caryophyllales include about 6% of eudicot species. This order is part of the core eudicots. Currently, the Caryophyllales contains 37 families, 749 genera, and 11,620 species The monophyly of the Caryophyllales has been supported by DNA sequences, cytochrome c sequence data and heritable characters such as anther wall development and vessel-elements with simple perforations. Circumscription As with all taxa, the circumscription of Caryophyllales has changed within various classification systems. All systems recognize a core of families with centrospermous ovules and seeds. More ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 was published by Redfern Natural History Productions in December 2013 as ''Carnivorous Plants of Australia Magnum Opus''.Lowrie, A. 2013. ''Carnivorous Plants of Australia Magnum Opus - Volume Three''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. . Content The first volume deals exclusively with tuberous sundews (genus ''Drosera''). The second is devoted to pygmy sundews, but also includes three tuberous species described since the publication of the first volume, as well as two other sundews that do not fit elsewhere ('' D. glanduligera'' and '' D. hamiltonii''). The final volume includes the remaining sundews of Australia, together with native species of ''Aldrovanda'', ''Byblis'', ''Cephalotus'', ''Nepenthes'', and ''Utricular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxonomy Of Drosera
The genus ''Drosera'' was divided in 1994 by Seine & Barthlott into three subgenera and 11 sections on the basis of morphological characteristics. Discovery and description of new species has been occurring since the 10th century, and as recently as the 1940s barely more than 80 species were known. In recent years, Australian Allen Lowrie has done extensive work in the genus, particularly in describing numerous new species from Australia. His classification of the genus was replaced by Jan Schlauer's work in 1996, although the correct classification is still disputed. ''Drosera'' subg. ''Arcturia'' *'' Drosera arcturi'' *'' Drosera murfetii'' *'' Drosera stenopetala'' ''Drosera'' subg. ''Bryastrum'' ''D.'' sect. ''Bryastrum'' *''Drosera pygmaea'' ''Drosera'' sect. ''Lamprolepis'' *''Drosera allantostigma'' *'' Drosera androsacea'' *'' Drosera barbigera'' *'' Drosera callistos'' *'' Drosera citrina'' *'' Drosera closterostigma'' *'' Drosera dichrosepala'' *'' Drosera echinob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Drosera Species
This list of ''Drosera'' species is a comprehensive listing of all known species of the carnivorous plant genus ''Drosera''. See also *Taxonomy of Drosera, Taxonomy of ''Drosera'' Notes :a.Years given denote the year of the species's formal publication under the current name, thus excluding the earlier basionym date of publication if one exists. References * Barthlott, Wilhelm; Porembski, Stefan; Seine, Rüdiger; Theisen, Inge: ''Karnivoren''. Stuttgart, 2004, * Lowrie, Allen: ''Carnivorous Plants of Australia'', Vol. 1-3, Nedlands, Western Australia, 1987 - 1998 * Schlauer, Jan: ''A dichotomous key to the genus Drosera L. (Droseraceae)'', Carnivorous Plant Newsletter, Vol. 25 (1996) {{CarnivorousPlants Drosera, * Lists of plant species, Droseria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnivorous Plant Newsletter
The ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' is the official publication of the International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS), the largest such organization in the world. It is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. History and editorship The newsletter has been published every year since its inception in 1972. It was first published as a stenciled product, with annual subscription priced at $1 for those in the contiguous United States, Mexico and Canada, and $2 for those living elsewhere. The first issue, from April 1972, opened with the following paragraph: In 1972 the newsletter had around 25 subscribers; this number quickly grew to more than 100 by June 29 of that year and reached 600 in July 1976. In 2018, the quarterly print run is 1400 copies. In volume 7 (1978), the newsletter started printing in a 6 by 9 inch format with colour covers, and limited colour reproduction in some articles. The publication was founded by Don Schnell and Joe Mazrimas. Additional early edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desiccation
Desiccation () is the state of extreme dryness, or the process of extreme drying. A desiccant is a hygroscopic (attracts and holds water) substance that induces or sustains such a state in its local vicinity in a moderately sealed container. Industry Desiccation is widely employed in the oil and gas industry. These materials are obtained in a hydrated state, but the water content leads to corrosion or is incompatible with downstream processing. Removal of water is achieved by cryogenic condensation, absorption into glycols, and absorption onto desiccants such as silica gel. Laboratory A desiccator is a heavy glass or plastic container, now somewhat antiquated, used in practical chemistry for drying or keeping small amounts of materials very dry. The material is placed on a shelf, and a drying agent or ''desiccant'', such as dry silica gel or anhydrous sodium hydroxide, is placed below the shelf. Often some sort of humidity indicator is included in the desiccator to show, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drosera Lanata
''Drosera lanata'' is a carnivorous plant in the genus '' Drosera'' and is endemic to the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia. Its leaves are arranged in a compact basal rosette. Narrow linear petioles less than 2 mm wide emerge from the center of the rosette and hold carnivorous leaves at the end. Both petioles and the center of the rosette are densely covered in silvery dendritic hairs.Lowrie, A. 1990The ''Drosera petiolaris'' complex.'' Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'', 19(3-4):65-72.Lowrie, A. 1998. '' Carnivorous Plants of Australia''. Vol. 3. Nedlands, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. p. 31. These dendritic hairs afford the plant insulation and allow it to trap morning dew for additional moisture during the dry season.Lowrie, A. 1998. '' Carnivorous Plants of Australia''. Vol. 3. Nedlands, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. pp. 21-22. The leaf lamina is maroon-red and 2 mm long by 2.5 mm wide.Lowrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drosera Petiolaris
''Drosera petiolaris'' is a carnivorous plant in the genus ''Drosera'' and is the eponymous species of the ''petiolaris'' species complex, which mostly refers to the entire subgenus '' Lasiocephala''. It is native to Northern Australia, including the northern regions of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland, and New Guinea; this distribution is the largest in the subgenus and the only that extends beyond Australia. Its leaves are arranged in a compact basal rosette with long, narrow petioles emerging from the center of the rosette. Carnivorous leaves are held at the end of the petiole with long retentive glands.Lowrie, A. 1990The ''Drosera petiolaris'' complex.'' Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'', 19(3-4):65-72.Lowrie, A. 1998''Carnivorous Plants of Australia''.Vol. 3. Nedlands, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. pp. 20-23. ''Drosera petiolaris'' was first formally described by the Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boab Prison Tree, Derby
The Baobab Prison Tree, Derby is a 1,500-year-old, large hollow ''Adansonia gregorii'' (Baobab) tree 6 kilometres south of Derby, Western Australia with a girth of 14.7 metres. It had been reputed to have been used in the 1890s as a lockup for indigenous Australian prisoners on their way to Derby for sentencing, but there is no evidence that it was ever used to house prisoners. Early use In the Nyulnyulan languages of the Western Kimberley, boab trees are called 'larrgadiy' (''alt. spelling'' larrgadi) and have considerable mythological significance. The ancient trees are often regarded as cherished individuals with unique personalities. Anthropologist Herbert Basedow was one of the first Europeans to document the Derby Boab Tree. In his 1916 expedition to the Kimberley region, Basedow photographed it and captioned the image as "the hollow trunk of a live Boab used by the aborigines as hut and burial place, Mayhall's well, King Sound". Basedow (1918) also wrote that: " e na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
