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Accession Data:

Genlisea hispidula Stapf

  • subg. Genlisea

  • Common Name: Corkscrew Plant
  • Family: Lentibulariaceae Rich.

  • Country of Origin: Mkambati, Transkei, South Africa
  • Habitat: Requires humid, tropical conditions, and partial shade

  • Description: Genlisea have no roots. They are anchored into saturated soils by highly modified leaves. These leaves produce no chlorophyll and form a hollow cylinder that corkscrews down into the soil and creates a lobster-pot type trap.2

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200500082
  • Source: Matt Opel ex ICPS seedbank
  • Provenance: Mkambati, Transkei, South Africa
  • Accession Date: 09-07-2005
  • Bench: 2309 - Temperate Carnivores
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 01-12-2022

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Lamiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Lentibulariaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006

References (internal):

  • Carnivorous Plants
  • Plants used in EEB 2244 - General Ecology
  • Scavenger Hunt - Grades 9-12 (generic)
  • ECE 2019 - Scavenger Hunt
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Nigeria / Central African Republic / Cameroon / Kenya / Tanzania / Angola / Malawi / Mozambique / Zambia / Zimbabwe / Cape Provinces / KwaZulu-Natal / Swaziland / Northern Provinces

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, September 28, 2017.
  2. A Plant With Lobster-Pots at In Defense of Plants. Last accessed on Thursday, September 28, 2017.
  3. Genlisea hispidula at African Plants Database. Last accessed on Thursday, September 28, 2017.
  4. WCSP (2017). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Saturday, December 30, 2017.

data regenerated on Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:30:14 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Genlisea hispidula

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Current Accessions in the Lentibulariaceae

  • Genlisea hispidula W/C
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  • Pinguicula cyclosecta
  • Pinguicula gigantea
  • Pinguicula kondoi
  • Pinguicula lusitanica
  • Pinguicula moranensis
  • Pinguicula rectifolia
  • Pinguicula rotundiflora
  • Utricularia dichotoma
  • Utricularia gibba
  • Utricularia graminifolia
  • Utricularia livida
  • Utricularia longifolia
  • Utricularia vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza W/C
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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