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Drosera L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. 1: 281 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000012595.

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Drosera:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera andersoniana W.Fitzg. J. Bot. 50: 21 1912 wfo-1200105789
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera belezeana E.G.Camus J. Bot. (Morot) 5(12): 198, fig. 1891 wfo-1000070764
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera binata var. binata Labill. A Retail List of New Beautiful & Rare Plants offered by William Bull 1878 wfo-1200105746
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera binata var. dichotoma Mazrimas Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 5(1): 15 1976 wfo-1200105760
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera binata var. multifida Mazrimas Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 5(1): 15 1976 wfo-1200105761
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera bindoon Lowrie Carniv. Pl. Austral. 3: 1269 2014 wfo-1000070773
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera bockowskii Scholl Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 51(3): 130. 2022 [Sep 2022] wfo-1000041688
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera brasiliensis Mart. ex Eichler Fl. Bras. (Martius) 14(2): 396 1872 wfo-1200105814
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera bulbosa subsp. coronata R.P.Gibson Telopea 15: 99 2013 wfo-1200105759
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera bulbosa var. bulbosa Hook. Das Pflanzenreich Heft 26 1906 wfo-1200105781
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera burmanni Vahl Symb. Bot. (Vahl) 3: 50 1794 — wfo-1200105790
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera californica var. arenaria B.Rice Drosera World Vol. 2. 1034 (2017) wfo-1200105763
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera calycina var. calycina Planch. Fl. Austral. 1864 wfo-1200105749
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera cistiflora Thunb. Drosera 6 (-8) 1797 wfo-1200105810
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera communis var. cubensis M.Gómez Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 19: 223 (1890) wfo-1200105778
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera cuneifolia L. ex B.D.Jacks. Index Linn. Herb. 70 (1912), nomen. wfo-1200105792
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera cuneifolia Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap. 1: 57 1794 wfo-1200105791
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera dilatato-petiolaris K.Kondo Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana ser. 2, 57 1984 wfo-0001260066
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera eloisiana T.S.Bailey Pl. Carnivora 37(1): 45 2015 wfo-1000070802
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera emissa Diels Das Pflanzenreich Heft 26 1906 wfo-1000070758
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera erythrorhiza var. erythrorhiza Lindl. Das Pflanzenreich Heft 26 1906 wfo-1200105782
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera filiformis f. albiflora J.Ksepka Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 51(2): 92 2022 wfo-1200105777
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera filiformis f. rubriflora J.Ksepka Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 49(2): 84 2020 wfo-1200105765
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera filiformis f. virdis J.Ksepka Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 49(2): 85 2020 wfo-1200105766
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera filiformis var. floridana B.Rice Drosera World Vol. 2. 998 2017 wfo-1200105762
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera filiformis var. typica Wynne Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 71: 171 1944 wfo-1200105779
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera hortiorum T.Krueger & Bourke Biology (Basel) 12(141): 20, figs. 3-5, 8-9 2023 wfo-1000043459
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera incisa A.Rich. Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc. : 102 (1841) wfo-0000945968
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera intermedia Herb.Royle ex Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 2(5): 425 1878 wfo-1200105795
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera intermedia Wight & Arn. Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 34 1834 wfo-1200105796
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera longifolia Drev. & Hayne Pl. Eur. iii. 42. t. 75 wfo-1200105797
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera longifolia Sm. Fl. Brit. i. 347 wfo-1200105798
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera longifolia var. caulescens Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 665 1822 wfo-1200105773
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera longifolia var. minor Hartm. Handb. Skand. Fl. 130 1820 wfo-1200105774
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera lunata DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1824 — wfo-1200105784
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera macrantha var. macrantha Endl. Fl. Austral. 1864 wfo-1200105785
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera menziesii var. menziesii DC. Fl. Austral. 1864 wfo-1200105786
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera monticola (Lowrie & N.G.Marchant) Lowrie Nuytsia 15(3): 365 2005 — wfo-1000070820
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera nagamotoi Cheek Bot. Mag. (Kew Mag.) 10(3): 141 (1993) wfo-0000946057
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera neesii var. neesii Lehm. Fl. Austral. 1864 wfo-1200105805
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera paleacea var. paleacea DC. Das Pflanzenreich Heft 26 1906 wfo-1200105806
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera peltata subsp. peltata Thunb. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 1981 wfo-1200105807
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera peltata var. genuina Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 297 (1848) wfo-1200105751
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera petiolaris var. petiolaris DC. Biblioth. Bot. 89: 147 1925 wfo-1200105752
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera planchonii Hook.f. Bot. Antarct. Voy. III. (Fl. Tasman.). i. 29 wfo-1200105799
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera preissii (Lehm.) B.D.Jacks. Index Kew. 1(2): 800 1893 wfo-1200105808
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera ramentacea Burch. ex Harv. & Sond. Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 1: 77 1860 wfo-1200105800
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera ramentacea var. burchelliana Sond. Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 1: 77 1860 wfo-1200105770
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera roraimae Klotzsch Reis. Br.-Guiana [Ri. Schomburgk] 3: 1090, nomen 1849 wfo-1200105801
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera roridula Thunb. Drosera : 7 (1797) wfo-0000946152
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera rotundifolia Lour. Fl. Cochinch. 1: 233 1790 wfo-1200105802
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera rotundifolia f. pygmaea Popov Konspekt Fl. Pober. Baikal 213 1966 wfo-1200105758
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera rotundifolia subsp. bracteata J.Kern & Stern Nova Guinea n.s., 6: 279 (1955) wfo-1200105768
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera rotundifolia var. caulescens Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 665 1822 wfo-1200105772
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera rotundifolia var. perennis Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 665 1822 wfo-1200105771
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera rupripetala Debbert Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 30: 376 1991 — wfo-0001254388
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera scorpioides var. scorpioides Planch. Fl. Austral. 1864 wfo-1200105753
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Annuerecta Lowrie Carniv. Pl. Austral. 3: 1281 2014 wfo-1000070800
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Arachnopus Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 93 (1848) wfo-1000070733
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Arcturia (Planch.) Schlauer Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 25(3): 68 (1996): 1996 wfo-1000070724
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Arcturia Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 91 (1848) wfo-1000070734
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Brasilianae Rivadavia, Gonella & A.Fleischm. Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 47(1): 4 2018 wfo-1000070805
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Bryastrum Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 94 (1848) wfo-1000070735
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Coelophylla Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 93 (1848) wfo-1000070736
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Drosera L. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1824 wfo-1000070817
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Ergaleium DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 319 (1824) wfo-1000070738
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Lamprolepis Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 93 (1848) wfo-1000070741
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Lasiocephala Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 94 (1848) wfo-1000070742
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Luniferae Lowrie Carniv. Pl. Austral. 3: 1280 2014 wfo-1200105811
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Macrantha Lowrie Carniv. Pl. Austral. 3: 1281 2014 wfo-1200105812
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Oosperma Schlauer Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 25(3): 70 (1996). 1996 wfo-1000070729
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Phycopsis Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 93 (1848) wfo-1000070745
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Polypeltes Diels Das Pflanzenreich Heft 26 1906 wfo-1000070746
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Psychophila Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 91 (1848) wfo-1000070747
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Psychrophilae Drude Die Nat?rlichen Pflanzenfamilien 3(2) 1888 wfo-1000070748
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Ptycnostigma Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 92-93 1848 wfo-1000070759
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Rossolis Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 92 (1848) wfo-1000070751
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Stelogyne Diels Das Pflanzenreich Heft 26 1906 wfo-1000070754
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Stolonifera DeBuhr Austral. J. Bot. 25(2): 215 1977 wfo-1200105804
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Thelocalyx Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 92 (1848) wfo-1000070756
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sect. Vagae Drude Die Nat?rlichen Pflanzenfamilien 3(2) 1888 wfo-1000070757
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera ser. Drosera L. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 95 (1848) wfo-1000070818
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera ser. Erythrorhizae Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 95 (1848) wfo-1000070739
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera ser. Eurossolis Diels Das Pflanzenreich Heft 26 1906 wfo-1000070740
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera ser. Lasiocephala (Planch.) Diels Das Pflanzenreich Heft 26 1906 wfo-1000070743
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera ser. Luniferae Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 95 (1848) wfo-1000070744
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera ser. Rorella DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1824 wfo-1000070750
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera ser. Scutelliferae Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 95 (1848) wfo-1000070753
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera spathulata Schult. Systema Vegetabilium 6 1820 wfo-1000070763
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera stolonifera var. stolonifera Endl. Pflanzenr. (Engler) 1906 wfo-1200105809
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera subg. Bryastrum (Planch.) Schlauer Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 25(3): 71 (1996): 1996 wfo-1000070730
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera subg. Coelophylla (Planch.) Schlauer Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 25(3): 69 (1996): 1996 wfo-1000070727
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera subg. Drosera L. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1824 wfo-1000070737
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera subg. Ergaleium (DC.) Drude Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 3(2): 272 1891 wfo-1200105813
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera subg. Lasiocephala (Planch.) Schlauer Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 25(3): 69 (1996): 1996 wfo-1000070728
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera subg. Meristocaulis (Maguire & Wurdack) Schlauer Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 25(3): 68 (1996): 1996 wfo-1000070726
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera subg. Phycopsis (Planch.) Schlauer Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 25(3): 71 (1996): 1996 wfo-1000070731
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera subg. Regiae Seine & Barthlott Taxon 43(4): 586 (1994). 1994 wfo-1000070760
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera subg. Rorella (DC.) Diels Das Pflanzenreich Heft 26 1906 wfo-1000070749
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera subg. Stelogyne (Diels) Schlauer Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 25(3): 68 (1996): 1996 wfo-1000070725
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera subhirtella subsp. subhirtella Planch. Fl. Australia wfo-1200105754
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera subhirtella var. subhirtella Planch. Pflanzenr. (Engler) 1906 wfo-1200105816
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera subser. Drosera L. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 95 (1848) wfo-1000070819
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera subser. Rosulatae Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 95 (1848) wfo-1000070752
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera subser. Stolomiferae Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 95 (1848) wfo-1000070755
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera sulfurea Lehm. Nov. Stirp. Pug. 8: 37 1844 — wfo-0001278684
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera tenella Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] v. 391. wfo-1200105803
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera tomentosa var. glabrata A.St.-Hil. Hist. Pl. Remarq. Bresil 1: 262 1824 — wfo-1200105817
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Drosera verticillata (Burm.f.) L. Epist. Linnaei : 76 (1830) wfo-0000946231