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Drosera Paradoxa
''Drosera paradoxa'' is a carnivorous plant in the genus ''Drosera'' and is endemism, endemic to the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is a perennial plant, perennial herbaceous plant, herb with a woody stem that can grow as tall as . The leaves on the single terminal rosette (botany), rosette are erect or horizontal (with age) and held at the end of leaf shape, linear petiole (botany), petioles, which are typically 20–35 mm (approximately 1 inch) long at flowering time. The carnivorous leaves are leaf shape, sub-orbicular and small at 2.5–3 mm (approximately 1/10 inch) wide and 2–3 mm (approximately 1/10 inch) long. Inflorescences are long with pink or white flowers being produced on 50- to 70-flowered crowded racemes from July to September during the dry season.Lowrie, A. 1997''Drosera paradoxa'' (Droseraceae), a new species from northern Australia.''Nuytsia (journal), Nuytsia'', 11(3): 347–351. ''Drosera paradoxa'' is found in skeletal sandy s ... [...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] |