Aldrovanda/ˌældrəˈvændə/ is a genus of carnivorous plants encompassing one extant species (Aldrovanda vesiculosa, the waterwheel plant) and numerous extinct taxa. The genus is named in honor of the Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi, the founder of the Botanical Garden of Bologna, Orto Botanico dell'Università di Bologna.[2]Aldrovanda vesiculosa has been reported from scattered locations in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.[1][3][4][5]
^ abKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Aldrovanda vesiculosa
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^Lee, B.C. (2009). Rare plants data book of Korea: 1-296. Korea National Arboretum
^Flora of China Vol. 8 Page 201 貉藻属 he zao shu Aldrovanda Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 281. 1753.
^Altervista Flora Italiana, Aldrovanda vesiculosa L. includes line drawing plus a European distribution map
Aldrovanda /ˌældrəˈvændə/ is a genus of carnivorous plants encompassing one extant species (Aldrovanda vesiculosa, the waterwheel plant) and numerous extinct...
Aldrovanda vesiculosa, commonly known as the waterwheel plant, is the sole extant species in the flowering plant genus Aldrovanda of the family Droseraceae...
Aldrovanda have only one extant species. Drosera species trap prey by secreting a sticky substance from hairs on their leaves. Dionaea and Aldrovanda...
monotypic genus Dionaea. It is closely related to the waterwheel plant (Aldrovanda vesiculosa) and the cosmopolitan sundews (Drosera), all of which belong...
traps—the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) and the waterwheel plant (Aldrovanda vesiculosa)—had a common ancestor with the snap trap adaptation, which...
include members of Hydrocharitaceae and Cabombaceae, Ceratophyllum, and Aldrovanda, and most macroalgae (e.g. Chara and Nitella). Most aquatic plants can...
rapid movement; examples outside of Mimosa include the telegraph plant, Aldrovanda, some species of Drosera and the Venus flytrap. The leaves of the Mimosa...
established. These affect aquatic plants of the Volga Delta, such as Aldrovanda vesiculosa and the native Nelumbo caspica. About 11 plant species are...
(1522–1605), an Italian botanist and naturalist, after which the genus Aldrovanda is named Luigi Aldrovandi Marescotti, Count of Viano (1876–1945) Italian...
triggered mechanisms employed by Venus flytraps (Dionaea), waterwheels (Aldrovanda), and many sundews (Drosera). The only active mechanism involved is the...
below. Also of note, the placement of the section Regiae in relation to Aldrovanda and Dionaea is uncertain. Since the section Drosera is polyphyletic, it...
are similar in the related Dionaea muscipula (the Venus flytrap) and Aldrovanda vesiculosa, is incompatible with clones, failing to produce seed when...
genus Aldrovanda. Cajsa Lisa Anderson et al. (2005) wrote: "synapomorphic characters that link the fossils seeds [of P. splendens] to extant Aldrovanda include...
before his death. Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) Waterwheel plant (Aldrovanda vesiculosa) Bladderwort (Utricularia) Certain varieties of sundew (Drosera)...
Aldrovandi" in San Giovanni in Persiceto is named in his honor. The plant genus Aldrovanda is named after him. Cucurbita maxima Duchesne (c1660) Basilisk from Serpentum...
deposits of East Germany. Saxonipollis saxonicus was possibly a precursor to Aldrovanda, or a close relative to its precursor. Krutzsch, Wilfried 1970. Zur Kenntnis...
and for the cut-flower trade. Sundews, Venus flytraps and the aquatic Aldrovanda all have leaves that surround, trap and digest insects and other small...
inspired from the trapping system developed by the carnivorous plant Aldrovanda vesiculosa. There is a great need for new structural materials that are...
small insects with protease enzymes produced by the plant. Aldrovanda (1 species) Aldrovanda vesiculosa Byblis (8 species; endemic) Byblis aquatica Byblis...
sundews (Drosera), Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula), waterwheel plant (Aldrovanda), and dewy pine (Drosophyllum)], all lack those traits. Among known Nepenthes...
carnivorous plants with active trapping mechanisms like those of Dionaea or Aldrovanda. However, passive traps are still considered fully carnivorous. Plants...
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