drossera burmanii

[Jitendra Katre]

canon 450d, tamron 90mm, f/6.3, 1/80, iso-200

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice image. Lovely colour, I think that is to attract the insects. Wish the background was less distracting. Thanks for sharing.

Some information about this species from Wikipedia -

Drosera burmannii, the tropical sundew, is a small, compact species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera. It normally spans only 2 cm (0.8 in) in diameter. It is one of the fastest trapping sundews as well, and its leaves can curl around an insect in only a few seconds, compared to the minutes or hours it takes other sundews to surround their prey. In nature, D. burmannii is an annual, but in cultivation, when grown indoors during the cold months, it can live for many years. Since D. burmannii is an annual, it produces large amounts of seed. Drosera burrmannii has been considered a powerful rubefacient in Hindu medicine.

Drosera burmannii is an herb that produces very short stems and leaves in a rosette. Each wedge-shaped leaf is typically 8–10 mm long and 5–6 mm wide. White flowers are produced in groups of 3 to 10 on 6–15 cm (2–6 in) tall racemose inflorescences, of which there can be one to three per plant.

[Jitendra Katre]

thanks for the info..

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Thanks for the interesting information. The red on white scheme looks nice. It would have been great if the background were nicely diffused. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi