Indian Sundew

Drosera indica

''Drosera indica'' is an insectivorous plant, a sundew native to tropical countries throughout the world, from Australia and Asia to Africa, but absent from the neotropics. Together with ''D. hartmeyerorum'' it makes up the section ''Arachnopus''.
Honey Trap A sundew(Drosera indica) with its prey Sundews like this produce sticky nectar which attracts the insects. Insects once stuck are doomed. There is no way out!! The "nectar" loaded with digestive enzymes act on the prey immediately, breaking down the complex material to simpler absorbable compounds. This may take hours. Its a painful death for the insects. These plants grow in rocky places where the availability of nutrients is less.They are small plants and grow to a height of 30-40 cm. This was just around 8-10 cm. Drosera indica,Macro,bangalore,insectivorous plant,karnataka,predation

Appearance

''D. indica'' is an unbranched, annual herbaceous plant, supported by a fibrous root system and reaching a height of 5–50 cm. Leaves are narrowly linear, up to 10 cm [4 in] long with 1-1.5 cm [0.4-0.6 in] pedicels.

Young plants stand upright, while older ones form scrambling stems with only the newest growth exhibiting an upright habit. The plant can be yellow-green to maroon in color. Flower petals can be white, pink, orange, or purple. Its chromosome count is 2n=28.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyDroseraceae
GenusDrosera
SpeciesD. indica
Photographed in
Australia
India