Re: Drosera madagascariensis var major

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Date:    Fri, 16 Jan 98 15:43 EST
From: dave evans                           <T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU>
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Subject: Re: Drosera madagascariensis var major

Dear Robert and Eric,

> Robert Gibson here again in Cape Town with some thoughts on the robust,
> green madagascariensis-like sundews from Magaliesberg. Could these be
> what Burtt Davy described, in 1926, as var major? Eric Green grows some
> of these robust plants, which came from the same area as the type
> location. I have also seen very similar plants growing under the name of
> sp "Botswana". Food for thought.

   I have been growing D. sp. from Magaliesberg for little over a year
and D.nidiformis since the summer. While they have both at least started
to flower, I didn't get a good look at the Magaliesberg plants' flower
stems or flowers. The D.nidiformis now has a nice spike rising up and
I'll be sure to pay closer attention this time. While the two "species"
look a lot alike (D.anglica-like growth habit), the D.nidiformis is much
more robust and has about twice as many active leaves as the sp. Mag....
Can anyone say if they have also noticed this about their plants, if you
have them both?

Thanks,
Dave Evans

P.S. Does sp. Botswana have a stem?

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