About Shield Sundew
Drosera indica, sometimes known as the Indian sundew, is a species of sundew native to tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar and tropical and subtropical Asia. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his Species Plantarum in 1753. Until the early 21st century it was mostly considered a highly variable species with a wide distribution including Australia, but since 2000 several distinct species have been separated from D. indica within Drosera section Arachnopus, which is often referred to as the ‘Drosera indica complex’. Many of these species are endemic to Australia, but D. indica itself is now widely considered to be absent from that country.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Drosera indica
- Genus
- Drosera
- Family
- DROSERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wet areas in moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Native to
- Tropical Africa, Tropical Asia, Australia
- Distribution
- India, Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Japan, New Guinea, Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kandulessa
- Kannada
- hula hidaka, krimi naashini
- Malayalam
- അക്കരപ്പുത, Drosera indica
- Marathi
- गवती दवबिंदू Gawati davbindu, गवती दवबिंदू
Droseraceae
Sundew Family
Shield Sundew belongs to the Droseraceae family.
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