Aldrovanda

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Aldrovanda Fossil range: Paleocene - Recent
Aldrovanda vesiculosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Droseraceae Genus: Aldrovanda L.
Species
See text.

Aldrovanda (pronounced /ældɹəʊvændə/) is a genus of carnivorous plants encompassing one extant species (Aldrovanda vesiculosa) and numerous extinct taxa.

Aldrovanda species are thought to be the evolutionary descendants of Palaeoaldrovanda splendens from the Late Cretaceous.

[edit] Species

• †Aldrovanda borysthenica
• †Aldrovanda clavata
• †Aldrovanda dokturovskyi
• †Aldrovanda eleanorae
• †Aldrovanda europaea
• †Aldrovanda inopinata
• †Aldrovanda intermedia
• †Aldrovanda kuprianovae
• †Aldrovanda megalopolitana
• †Aldrovanda nana
• †Aldrovanda ovata
• †Aldrovanda praevesiculosa
• †Aldrovanda rugosa
• †Aldrovanda sibirica
• †Aldrovanda sobolevii
• †Aldrovanda unica
• Aldrovanda vesiculosa
• †Aldrovanda zussii

Several undescribed species are also known.

The distinctions between the various named species have been criticised,^[1] although SEM analysis of the seed structures seems to confirm the existence of different species.^[2]

[edit] References

• Degreef, J.D. 1997. Fossil Aldrovanda.PDF (263 KiB) Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 26(3): 93–97.
• Schlauer, J. 1997. Fossil Aldrovanda — Additions.PDF (71.7 KiB) Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 26(3): 98.

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