Drosera madagascariensis
Droseraceae
As at April 2024, 8 herbarium specimens, 2 photo records
South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Found within protected areas: Malolotja
Flora Protection Act: Schedule C
Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Drosera madagascariensis - Perennial, leaves scattered on stem, not forming rosette. Leaf-stalk slender, up to 3 cm long, blade oval, c 1 cm long X 5 mm wide, reddish, bearing numerous very fine red tentacles. Inflorescence slender, rising above leaves, up to 30 cm long, relatively few-flowered; sepals c 6 mm long, corolla c 1 cm diam, pink or magenta.
* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.
Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.
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