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Droseridites
Fossil range: Palaeocene
Photomicrographs of D. echinosporus pollen taken at 1000x magnification.
Photomicrographs of D. echinosporus pollen taken at 1000x magnification.
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Droseridites
Cookson (1947)
Species
  • Droseridites baculatus
  • Droseridites echinosporus
  • Droseridites parvus
  • Droseridites senonicus
  • Droseridites spinosus (type)

Droseridites is a genus of extinct plants in the family Droseraceae. The Paleocene epoch (65-56 MYA) (early dawn of the recent) is the first geologic epoch of the Palaeogene period in the modern Cenozoic era. ... The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Three small ammonite fossils, each approximately 1. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta - rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta - zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta - trimerophytes Pteridophyta - ferns and horsetails Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ... Families Achatocarpaceae Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) Amaranthaceae (amaranth family) Ancistrocladaceae Asteropeiaceae Barbeuiaceae Basellaceae (basella family) Cactaceae (cactus family) Caryophyllaceae (carnation family) Dioncophyllaceae Droseraceae (sundew family) Drosophyllaceae Frankeniaceae Molluginaceae (carpetweed family) Nepenthaceae Nyctaginaceae (four-oclock family) Physenaceae Phytolaccaceae (pokeweed family) Plumbaginaceae (plumbago family) Polygonaceae (buckwheat family) Portulacaceae (purslane family) Rhabdodendraceae... Genus Aldrovanda Dionaea Drosera Drosophyllum The Droseraceae are a family of carnivorous plants, commonly known as the sundew family. ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ... Type specimens When a new species is discovered, more important than creating a new and unique name for the species is developing a reasonably detailed description. ... For other uses of the word, please see Genus (disambiguation). ... The Dodo, shown here in illustration, is an often-cited[1] example of modern extinction. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta - rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta - zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta - trimerophytes Pteridophyta - ferns and horsetails Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants... In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is 1) a rank or 2) a taxon in that rank. ... Genus Aldrovanda Dionaea Drosera Drosophyllum The Droseraceae are a family of carnivorous plants, commonly known as the sundew family. ...


Fossil pollen from the Kerguelen Islands originally described as Droseridites spinosus has been tentatively transferred to the genus Nepenthes.[1] SEM image of pollen grains from a variety of common plants: sunflower (Helianthus annuus), morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea), prairie hollyhock (Sidalcea malviflora), oriental lily (Lilium auratum), evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa), and castor bean (Ricinus communis). ... Basic data Administrative status: district Country: French Southern and Antarctic Lands Capital: Port-aux-Français Population: ca. ... Species See text The genus Nepenthes (Tropical Pitcher Plants or Monkey Cups) in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae contains roughly 80-100 species, (depending on author), several natural and many cultivated hybrids. ...


References

  1. ^ Meimberg, H., A. Wistuba, P. Dittrich & G. Heubl 2001. Molecular Phylogeny of Nepenthaceae Based on Cladistic Analysis of Plastid trnK Intron Sequence Data. Plant Biology (Stuttgart) 3: 164-175.
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Carnivorous plant genera
Aldrovanda • Brocchinia • Byblis • Catopsis • Cephalotus • Darlingtonia • Dionaea • Drosera • Drosophyllum • Genlisea • Heliamphora • Nepenthes • Pinguicula • Roridula • Sarracenia • Triphyophyllum • Utricularia

Protocarnivorous: Capsella • Dipsacus • Geranium • Ibicella • Paepalanthus • Passiflora • Plumbago • Potentilla • Stylidium Nepenthes mirabilis in flower, growing on a road cut in Palau A carnivorous plant (sometimes called an insectivorous plant) is a plant that derives some or most of its nutrients (but not energy) from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, especially insects and other arthropods. ... For other uses of the word, please see Genus (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Aldrovanda vesiculosa L. Aldrovanda vesiculosa is the sole species in the plant genus Aldrovanda. ... Brocchinia reducta is one of few carnivorous bromeliads. ... Byblis Categories: Plant stubs | Carnivorous plants | Lamiales ... Binomial name Catopsis berteroniana Catopsis berteroniana is an epiphytic bromeliad thought to be a possible carnivorous plant, similar to Brocchinia reducta, although the evidence is equivocal. ... Binomial name Cephalotus follicularis Cephalotus is a monotypic genus of southwest Australian pitcher plants, containing the single species Cephalotus follicularis, commonly called the Albany Pitcher Plant or the Western Australian Pitcher Plant. ... Binomial name Darlingtonia californica Torr. ... Binomial name Dionaea muscipula Sol. ... Species See separate list. ... Species See text Genlisea (corkscrew plants), is a genus of approximately 15 species of carnivorous plant in the family Lentibulariaceae. ... The genus Heliamphora contains approximately eight species of pitcher plants native to South America. ... Species See text The genus Nepenthes (Tropical Pitcher Plants or Monkey Cups) in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae contains roughly 80-100 species, (depending on author), several natural and many cultivated hybrids. ... Species See text The genus Pinguicula, or butterworts, is a group of 79 carnivorous plants in the family Lentibulariaceae. ... Species See text Roridula is a South African genus of plants that, whilst having many of the adaptations of a carnivorous plant, such as the possession of insect-trapping sticky hairs, does not derive any nutrients directly from the animals it traps. ... Sarracenia range (all species) Species See text. ... Binomial name Triphyophyllum peltatum (Hutch. ... Species See text The genus Utricularia contains the 200 or more species of bladderworts, belonging to the Bladderwort family (Lentibulariaceae). ... Binomial name Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. ... Species See text Dipsacus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Dipsacaceae. ... Binomial name Ibicella lutea (Lindl. ... Binomial name Paepalanthus bromelioides Silv. ... Binomial name Passiflora foetida L. The Foetid Passion Flower or Stinking Passion Flower (Passiflora foetida), also known as the Wild Maracuja, is a creeping vine which has an edible fruit and leaves that have a mildly rank aroma. ... Plumbago is: another name for the mineral Graphite a member of the family of flowering plants, Plumbaginaceae, also known as the Plumbago family; the particular genus Plumbago in that family. ... Species See text. ...


Extinct: Archaeamphora • Droserapollis • Droserapites • Droseridites • Fischeripollis • Palaeoaldrovanda • Saxonipollis The Dodo, shown here in illustration, is an often-cited[1] example of modern extinction. ... Binomial name Archaeamphora longicervia Li (2005) Archaeamphora longicervia is an extinct species of pitcher plant bearing close affinities to extant members of the family Sarraceniaceae. ... Species Droserapollis gemmatus (type) Droserapollis taiwanensis Droserapollis is a genus of extinct plants in the family Droseraceae. ... Species Droserapites clavatus Huang (1978) Droserapites is a genus of extinct plants of somewhat uncertain droseracean affinity. ... Binomial name Palaeoaldrovanda splendens Knobloch & Mai (1984) Palaeoaldrovanda splendens is an extinct species of carnivorous plant. ...

See also: List of carnivorous plants

 
 

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