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Accession Data:

Roridula dentata L.

  • Common Name: Bug Plant
  • Family: Roridulaceae Engl. & Gilg.

  • Country of Origin: Heuningvlei, Cederberg (Western Cape, S. Africa)
  • Habitat: Moist seeps in montane Fynbos

  • Description: Carnivorous plant with sticky hairs that trap insects, but the leaves do not secrete enzymes as with some carnivores.
    There is a symbiotic relationship with an assasin bug - Pameridea marlothi - which moves about freely on the plant and is not trapped by the sticky hairs. Pameridea eats the trapped insects on Roridula, and the bugs' excretions provide nitrogen and other nutrients for the plant.

  • Culture: Requires intense sun, cool temperatures. Soil should be acidic, and never allowed to dry completely. Do not fertilize.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200200016
  • Source: Matt Opel ex Silverhill Seeds
  • Provenance: Heuningvlei, Cederberg, WC, RSA. Seed ex Silverhill Seeds - sown 08/01
  • Accession Date: 01-29-2002
  • Bench: 2112 - MED:Fynbos D
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 4 confirmed on 03-10-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: asterids
  • Order: Ericales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Roridulaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • Carnivorous Plants
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
  • Plants used in EEB 2244 - General Ecology
  • Accessions with Embedded Video Files
  • Scavenger Hunt - Grades 9-12 (generic)
  • ECE 2019 - Scavenger Hunt
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces

References (external):

data regenerated on Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:45:04 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Roridula dentata

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Current Accessions in the Roridulaceae

  • Roridula dentata
  • Roridula gorgonias
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