''Drosera banksii'', commonly known as Banks' sundew, is a small annual species in the

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Drosera ''Drosera'', which is commonly known as the sundews, is one of the largest genus, genera of carnivorous plants, with at least 194 species. 2 volumes. These members of the family Droseraceae lure, capture, and digest insects using stalked mucil ...

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-shaped leaves are attached to petioles and arranged in a circular pattern ( rosette) around the stem. The 5 mm wide flowers are white.Lowrie, A. 1991
A field trip to Darwin.
'' Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'', 20(4): 114-123. It is native to northern

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Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

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). ''D. banksii'' was originally described by Robert Brown and validly published by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1824.Schlauer, J. 2010
World Carnivorous Plant List - Nomenclatural Synopsis of Carnivorous Phanerogamous Plants
. Retrieved 28 January 2010. It is currently classified in the

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'' Lasiocephala'', but expert opinion is that it is misplaced and should be reclassified with the closely allied '' D. subtilis''.Rice, Barry. 2010
Any other ''Drosera'' species
The Carnivorous Plant FAQ. Retrieved 28 January 2010.

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Caryophyllales of Australia Carnivorous plants of Asia Carnivorous plants of Australia Eudicots of Western Australia Flora of New Guinea Flora of Queensland Flora of the Northern Territory Plants described in 1824 banksii {{Australia-eudicot-stub

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