Byblis species

From: Brian Cochran (byblis@webtv.net)
Date: Sun Oct 04 1998 - 06:22:40 PDT


Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1998 07:22:40 -0600 (MDT)
From: byblis@webtv.net (Brian Cochran)
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg3195$foo@default>
Subject: Byblis species

Mike,

Allen's article published in Nuytsia 12 (1):
pgs. 59-74 lists the Byblis in northern Australia as:

Byblis liniflora
Byblis filifolia - formerly ssp. occidentalis Byblis aquatica -
formerly "Darwin"
Byblis rorida - new species

The article is well-documented with line drawings and descriptions.

Byblis gigantea "Eneabba" is a northern form of the species. Eneabba is
the city from near where the seed was collected.
Allen also considers the "Cataby" plants the northern form. Cataby is
about halfway between Perth and Eneabba.

When you grow the northern and southern forms next to each other you can
see differences. The Eneabba plants tend to lose their bottom leaves
very quickly and look something like a small palm tree. They also have
very sparse glands when compared to the southern ones.

By far my favorites are from east and south of Perth. These are large
robust plants which tend to branch frequently.

Hope this answers some of your questions.

Brian



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