Drosera serpens is a species of sundew native to southeast Asia and tropical northern Australia. It was first described by Planchon in 1848.[1] Like other members of Drosera sect. Arachnopus it is an annual therophyte.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Droseraceae |
| Genus: | Drosera |
| Subgenus: | Drosera subg. Drosera |
| Section: | Drosera sect. Arachnopus |
| Species: | D. serpens
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| Binomial name | |
| Drosera serpens | |
The species name serpens is from Latin meaning 'snake' or 'creeping thing' and refers to the scrambling habit of the plant.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Drosera serpens". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Fleischmann, Andreas; Cross, Adam; Gibson, Robert; Gonella, Paulo; Dixon, Kingsley (2018). Systematics and taxonomy of Droseraceae. In: Carnivorous Plants: Physiology, ecology and evolution. Oxford University Press. pp. 45–57. ISBN 9780198779841. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Lowrie, Allen; Nunn, Richard; Robinson, Alastair; Bourke, Greg; McPherson, Stewart; Fleischmann, Andreas (2017). Drosera of the World Vol. 1. Poole, Dorset, England: Redfern Natural History Productions. ISBN 978-1-908787-16-3.
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