Drosera adelae

Drosera adelae

Drosera adelae is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sundew ( Drosera ). It forms together with Drosera prolifera Drosera schizandra and due to the close genetic relationship, the closely spaced distribution area in northeastern Queensland, and similar growth conditions, the group of " Queensland Drosera ".

Description

Drosera adelae is an upright growing, up to 25 centimeters tall, herbaceous perennial plant, which forms a loose, open rosette with a short stem axis. It grows fast and has highly branched, long hair roots. It forms foothills through which the plant spreads and multiplies. The chromosome number is 2n = 30, the type

The narrow - lanceolate, 20-25 cm long and 2 cm broad leaves of Drosera adelae stand almost upright than young leaves on very short, hairless petioles and lower with increasing age, more and more down. The leaves of young plants are obovate or elliptic.

The sheet has a pronounced central rib over its entire length and is provided at its top with the genus typical tentacles, the underside is hairless. The leaves are at catching passive as sundew species, they do not roll over the loot. In general, the plant is green - in strong light, the plant turns a dark red.

Flower

The plant flowers in the Australian winter or spring from June to November. The inflorescence reaches a height of up to 35 cm, at its upper end is a loosely hairy winding from 10 to 20 flowers, accompanied by opposite, short, linealischen bracts. Each individual flower is less than 10 mm in size, red, red-orange or creamy white and stands at a up to 5 mm long pedicel. The flowers have - a special feature in the genus - a star-shaped appearance, that is, they consist of five lanceolate petals with 2.5 mm length and 1.2 mm in width, and five slightly shorter and narrower sepals.

Dissemination

Drosera adelae can be found in the jungles of north-western Queensland in Australia, more specifically in the Rockingham Bay, on Dalrymple 's Creek and on Hinchinbrook Island Hinchinbrook of national parks, south of the city of Cairns. It grows in the mountain rainforest in mosses between rocks on river banks on sandy soil.