Roridulaceae |
Roridula dentata L.
- Query IPNI
- Common Name: Bug Plant, Fly Bush, Vlieëbos (Afrikaans name)
- Family: Roridulaceae Engl. & Gilg.
- Country of Origin: Heuningvlei, Cederberg (Western Cape, S. Africa)
- Habitat: Moist seeps in montane Fynbos
- Description: Plant with sticky hairs trap insects, but the plant has no enzymatic activity. Thus this plant is not truly carnivorous.
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. This insect eats the trapped insects on Roridula.
- Culture: Requires intense sun, cool temperatures. Soil should be acidic, and never allowed to dry completely. Do not fertilize.
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     Accession Data:- Accession # 200200016
- Source: Matt Opel ex Silverhill Seeds
- Provenance: Seed ex Silverhill Seeds - sown 08/01
- Accession Date: 01-29-2002
- Bench: 1315 - S Bench - Fynbos
- Qty: 3 confirmed on 04-12-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: asterids
- Order: Ericales
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- Family: Roridulaceae
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