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Drosera indica L.

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Drosera indica L.
Drosera indica L.
Drosera indica L.
Drosera indica L.
Drosera indica L.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymDrosera angustifolia F.Muell.
synonymDrosera angustifolia purpuriflora F.Muell.
synonymDrosera finlaysoniana Wall. ex Stein
synonymDrosera finlaysonii Wall.
synonymDrosera hexaginia Blanco
synonymDrosera indica albiflora (Makino) Makino
synonymDrosera indica glabra H.B.Naithani
synonymDrosera indica makinoi (Masam.) M.Tamura
synonymDrosera indica pusilla Hohenacker
synonymDrosera indica robusta F.M.Bail.
synonymDrosera indica rosea Makino
synonymDrosera indica rubra Paran. & Diwan
synonymDrosera makinoi Masam.
synonymDrosera metziana Gdgr.
synonymDrosera minor Schum. & Thonn.
synonymDrosera serpens Planch.
🗒 Common Names
Hindi
  • Kandulessa
Malayalam
  • Akara-puda
  • Theeppullu
Marathi
  • गवती दवबिंदू Gawati Davbindu
Other
  • Azhukanni
  • Dew Plant
  • English - Indian Sundew
  • Flycatcher
  • Indian Sundew
  • Sundew
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2010 Assessor/s: Gupta, A.K. Reviewer/s: Meng, M., Juffe Bignoli, D., Zhuang, X. & Homsombath, K. Justification: This plants is not common throughout its area of distribution although it does not face major threats. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No conservation measures are in place.
IUCN and ZOO 2011
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Sanjay Molur
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    Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      Herbs with weak erect, sometimes decumbent, slightly branched, glandular-pubescent stems, usually 4.5-25 cm long. Leaves many, cauline, alternate, narrowly linear, glandular hairy, about 2.5-6.0 cm long, hardly broader than the petiole, circinate in vernation; petioles glabrous, about 1.5 cm long; stipules absent; the young leaves in the upper region of the stem erect and circinate, the mature leaves in the mid-region of the stem spreading and horizontal, the oldest leaves towards the basal region of the stem usually deflexed and supporting the weak stem in the manner of stilt-roots. Flowers mauve or pinky purple, usually over 1.5 cm across, 3-15 on axillary, terminal and leaf-opposed glandular racemes usually 5.5-10.5 cm long. Calyx segments oblong-ovate, subobtuse, entire, glandular-pubescent. Petals narrow-spathulate, obtuse. Styles 3. Capsule broadly oblong; seeds minute, ovoid, reticulate.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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        Habit: Herb
        G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
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          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: August-November
          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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            Miscellaneous Details
            Notes: Moist deciduous forests,also in the plains
            G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
            Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
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              📚 Habitat and Distribution
              General Habitat

              Habitat

              Freshwater
              Freshwater
              Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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                Habitat and Ecology: It is commonly found growing in wet shallow and poor nutrient soils, overlaying rocks and in wet muds, in swamps, marshes, pools and streams, and in open humid soils. Systems: Freshwater List of Habitats: 5, 5.4, 5.7, 5.8
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                  Description
                  Maharashtra: Kolhapur, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sindhudurg, Thane Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, Mysore, Shimoga, S. Kanara Tamil Nadu: All districts
                  G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
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                    Global Distribution

                    Paleotropics

                    Indian distribution

                    State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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                      Range Description: This species is found in Africa, Australia China, southeast Asia and India. In Lao PDR it is found in Champasak, Kammouan and Savannakhet provinces. Two different forms ofDrosera indica growing together have been reported from Viet Nam. Countries - Native: Australia; Cambodia; China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan); Ethiopia; India; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Madagascar; Malaysia; Philippines; South Africa; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Viet Nam; Zambia; Zimbabwe
                      IUCN and ZOO 2011
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                        No Data
                        📚 Occurrence
                        No Data
                        📚 Demography and Conservation
                        Trends
                        Population: There is no specific information about global populations trends. The species grows in specific habitats and it is not very common. Population Trend: Unknown
                        IUCN and ZOO 2011
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                          Conservation Status

                          IUCN Red List Category

                          Least Concern
                          Least Concern
                          Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Assessed: 2010 Assessor/s: Gupta, A.K. Reviewer/s: Meng, M., Juffe Bignoli, D., Zhuang, X. & Homsombath, K. Justification: This plants is not common throughout its area of distribution although it does not face major threats. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. Conservation Actions: No conservation measures are in place.
                          IUCN and ZOO 2011
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                            Threats
                            Major Threat (s): Currently no major widespread threats to this plant have been reported. It may be affected locally by habitat loss.
                            IUCN and ZOO 2011
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                              📚 Uses and Management
                              Uses

                              System of Medicines Used In

                              Folk medicine
                              Folk medicine
                              Siddha
                              Siddha
                              System Of Medicines Used In

                              Folk medicine, Siddha

                              FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2750
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                                📚 Information Listing
                                References
                                1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2750
                                1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000
                                1. Drosera indica L., Sp. Pl. 282. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 424. 1878; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 452(320). 1919; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 103. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 171. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 153. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 155. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 237. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 193. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 179. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 127. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 10,16. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 173. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 251. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 131. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 57. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 115. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 244. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 208. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 275. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 347. 2009.
                                1. Gupta, A.K. 2010. Drosera indica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. ; Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                                2. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                                3. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                                4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                                7. Citation: Gupta, A.K. 2010. Drosera indica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. ; Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                                8. Govaerts, R. 2003. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS. Available at:http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. and Armstrong, K. 2007. A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Lao PDR. RBG Edinburgh, Edinburgh.
                                13. Govaerts, R. 2003. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS. Available at:http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. and Armstrong, K. 2007. A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Lao PDR. RBG Edinburgh, Edinburgh.
                                14. Gupta, A.K. 2010. Drosera indica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. ; Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                                Information Listing > References
                                1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2750
                                2. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000
                                3. Drosera indica L., Sp. Pl. 282. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 424. 1878; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 452(320). 1919; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 103. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 171. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 153. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 155. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 237. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 193. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 179. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 127. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 10,16. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 173. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 251. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 131. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 57. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 115. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 244. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 208. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 275. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 347. 2009.
                                4. Gupta, A.K. 2010. Drosera indica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. ; Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                                5. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
                                6. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
                                7. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
                                10. Citation: Gupta, A.K. 2010. Drosera indica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. ; Downloaded on 20 October 2011.
                                11. Govaerts, R. 2003. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS. Available at:http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. and Armstrong, K. 2007. A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Lao PDR. RBG Edinburgh, Edinburgh.
                                16. Govaerts, R. 2003. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS. Available at:http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do.; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. and Armstrong, K. 2007. A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Lao PDR. RBG Edinburgh, Edinburgh.
                                17. Gupta, A.K. 2010. Drosera indica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. ; Downloaded on 20 October 2011.

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                                📚 Meta data
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                                🐾 Taxonomy
                                RootRoot
                                KingdomPlantae
                                PhylumTracheophyta
                                ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                                OrderCaryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
                                FamilyDroseraceae
                                GenusDrosera
                                SpeciesDrosera indica L.
                                📊 Temporal Distribution
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