Drosera indica L.

 
  • Family : DROSERACEAE
    (SUNDEW FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Droseraceae
  • Species : Drosera indica
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Drosera indica L.
  • Vernacular name : Kanmara mogga (Tel.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : August- March
  • Native : Tropical Africa, Tropical Asia, Australia
  • Comments : Insectivores herbs in plains from the coast to 1400 m, in clayey soil and at times along with D.burmannii.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Dharmapuri district (Tamil Nadu State); Rampa Hills (East Godavari district), Visakhapatnam district, Bison Hills (East Godavari district), Horsley Hills (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Japan, New Guinea, Australia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Drosera indica. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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