Dionaea (Droseraceae)

Dionaea muscipula

Dionaea muscipula flowers

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Droseraceae
Genus: Dionaea
Species: D. muscipula

Name

Dionaea J.Ellis, Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 1: 98, t. 8. (1773)

• earlier in St. James's Chronicle; or, the British Evening-Post No. 1172: [4]. 1768. (1-3 Sep 1768)
• Type species: Dionaea muscipula J.Ellis

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Dionea Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 217 (1830), orth. var.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Southwestern USA North Carolina, South Carolina. Introduced into: Alabama, California, Florida, Jamaica, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ellis, J. 1773. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis 1: 98.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Dionaea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Dionaea. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 25 2015. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Venusfliegenfallen
• English: Venus Flytrap
• español: Atrapamoscas
• polski: Muchołówka
• русский: Венерина мухоловка
• svenska: Venusflugfällesläktet

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