Droseraceae
Drosera

Drosera planchonii Hook.f. ex Planch.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 9: 294 (1848)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Australia. It is a scrambling tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Lowrie, A. & al. (2017). Drosera of the World 1: 1-528. Redfern Natural History publications, Polle, England.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Drosera macrantha subsp. planchonii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lowrie, A. & al. (2017). Drosera of the World 1: 1-528. Redfern Natural History publications, Polle, England.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 3, 1985 Whittaker, J. [s.n.] Australia K000215053 Type Yes
Gunn, R. [449] Australia K000659195 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gunn, R. [s.n.] Australia K000215070 Unknown Type Material No
Gunn, R. [449] Australia K000215062 Unknown Type Material Yes
Backhouse [449] Australia K000215061 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gunn, R. [449] Australia K000215063 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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