Roridula (/rɒˈrɪdjʊlə/; from Latin roridus "dewy") is a genus of evergreen, insect-trapping shrubs, with two species, of about 1⅓–2 m (4–6⅔ ft). It is the only genus in the family Roridulaceae. It has thin, woody, shyly branching, upright, initially brown, later grey stems, with lance- to awl-shaped leaves crowded at their tips. The star-symmetrical flowers consist from the outside in of five, green or reddish, free sepals, alternating with five white, pink or purple, free petals. Further to the middle and opposite the sepals are five stamens with the anthers initially kinked down. These suddenly flip up if the nectar-containing swelling at its base is being touched. The center of the flower is occupied by a superior ovary. The leaves and sepals carry many sticky tentacles of different sizes, that trap insects. Roridula does not break down the insect proteins, but bugs of the genus Pameridea prey on the trapped insects. These later deposit their feces on the leaves, which take up nutrients from the droppings. The species can be found in the Western Cape province of South Africa. They are commonly known as dewstick or fly bush in English and vlieëbos or vlieëbossie in Afrikaans.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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Roridula (/rɒˈrɪdjʊlə/; from Latin roridus "dewy") is a genus of evergreen, insect-trapping shrubs, with two species, of about 1⅓–2 m (4–6⅔ ft). It is...
Roridula gorgonias is an evergreen, shyly branching, upright shrub of up to about 1 m (3 ft) high, from the family Roridulaceae. It has awl-shaped leaves...
Roridula dentata (also called the northern dewstick) is a protocarnivorous plant native to the Western Cape province of South Africa. It can be found only...
traps, like that of the Venus flytrap. A possible carnivore is the genus Roridula; the plants in this genus produce sticky leaves with resin-tipped glands...
Speta & Fuchs, 1982 This genus contains two extant species. Roridula dentata L., 1764 Roridula gorgonias Planch., 1848 The following list of 8 species is...
bud of Stylidium and Plumbago, the bracts of Passiflora, and leaves of Roridula. The trichomes of Stylidium, which appear below the flower, have been known...
live on the Roridula plant. Since it is symbiotic with Roridula, its conservation status depends on the status of the plant. The Roridula plant is scarce...
Bromeliaceae. The list is far from complete, and some plants, such as Roridula species, exploit the prey organisms mainly in a mutualistic relationship...
other local species of plants endemic to the area such as Protea convexa, Roridula dentata and P. scolymocephala. Cyclopia (plant) Rooibos wine "Aspalathus...
symbiotic relationship with Roridula, where it feeds on trapped insects and its excretions are absorbed through the leaves of the Roridula, giving the plant much...
the Droseraceae: Dionaea, Aldrovanda, Drosera, Drosophyllum, Byblis, and Roridula. Although these genera had significant differences in leaf and flower...
Octopus Books. ISBN 0-7064-1293-1. Charles Darwin (1875). "Drosophyllum – Roridula – Byblis – glandular hairs of other plants – concluding remarks on the...
knees (the many joints on the tangled stalks) Liliales St Roridulaceae Roridula G dewy (leaves) Ericales Gl Rosaceae Rosa L Latin plant name Rosales CS...
in a similar way to that employed by plants in the South African genus Roridula. Glycocystis beckeri is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian...
can be found in combination with Brunia alopecuroides, Erica hispidula, Roridula gorgonias, and Villarsia ovata. Flower heads may occur at any time during...
family) Roridula, from Latin "little" and Greek "dewy" 1 genus, in southwest South Africa Evergreen shrubs that trap insects. Ericales Roridula dentata...
study. The first fossil of a carnivorous plant – an early ancestor of Roridula dating back 35 to 47 million years ago – has been reported. Astronomers...
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