DROSERACEAE

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 349-350

LXXI. DROSERACEAE 2

Perennial, insectivorous herbs. Flowers regular, hermaphrodite, usually 5-merous. Sepals united at base; petals free; stamens; hypogynous ovary superior, 1 -celled; styles 2-5. Fruit a capsule.

Literature: L. Diels in Engler, Pflanzenreich 26 (IV. 112): (1906).

1 Rootless aquatic with whorled leaves 1. Aldrovanda 1 Roots present; leaves alternate or basal

2 Flowers white; stamens equal in number to the petals

2. Drosera 2 Flowers yellow; stamens twice as many as petals

3. Drosophyllum