Droseraceae
Drosera

Drosera communis A.St.-Hil.

First published in Hist. Pl. Remarq. Brésil: 267 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America to NE. Argentina. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Paraguay, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Correa A., M.D. & Regina dos Santos Silva, T. (2005). Drosera (Droseraceae). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 96: 1-67.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Regina da Silva, T. (2007). Flora da Bahia - Droseraceae Salisb.. Sitientibus Sérrie Ciências Biológicas 7: 393-397.
  • Robinson, A. & al. (2017). Drosera of the World 3: 1076-1544. Redfern Natural History publications, Polle, England.
  • Zappi, D.C. & al. (2003). Lista das plantas vasculares de Catoles. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 21(2): 345-398.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Correa A., M.D. & Regina dos Santos Silva, T. (2005). Drosera (Droseraceae). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 96: 1-67.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2020). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 19(1): 1-378. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2016 Wood, J.R.I.; Landivar, S. [17554] Bolivia K000373803 No
Jan 1, 2016 Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M. [54537] Brazil K000373795 No
Jan 1, 2016 Hassler, E, [5271] Paraguay K000648264 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Wood, J.R.I.; Goyder, D.J. [16975] Bolivia K000373796 No
Jan 1, 2016 St. Hilaire, A. [s.n.] Brazil K000432545 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Usteri, A. [143 b] Brazil K000996786 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Gardner, G. [3010] Brazil K000432547 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Glaziou, A.F.M. [8262] Brazil K000432546 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Ratter, J.A.; Fônseca, S.G. [2946] Brazil K000996785 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 s.coll. [4415] Brazil K000996773 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Usteri, A. [s.n.] Brazil K000996776 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 s.coll. [3010] K000996772 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000996782 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 s.coll. [s.n.] K000996775 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Gardner [3573] Brazil K000996779 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Glaziou, A. [14483] Brazil K000996780 Yes
Gardner [4415] Brazil K000996778 Yes
Glaziou [12429] Brazil K000996783 Yes
Balansa, B. [2067] Paraguay K000996777 Yes
Gardner [3573] Brazil K000996774 Yes
Glaziou, A. [10258] Brazil K000996784 Yes
Ule, E. [8392] Brazil K000996781 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0