Dionaea (Droseraceae)

Dionaea muscipula
Dionaea muscipula flowers

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Droseraceae
Genus:
Species: D. muscipula

Name

Dionaea J.Ellis, Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 1: 98, t. 8. (1773)

  • earlier in St. James's Chronicle; or, the British Evening-Post No. 1172: [4]. 1768. (1-3 Sep 1768)
  • Type species: Dionaea muscipula J.Ellis

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Dionea Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 217 (1830), orth. var.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Southwestern USA
      • North Carolina, South Carolina.

Introduced into: Alabama, California, Florida, Jamaica, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • Deutsch: Venusfliegenfallen
  • English: Venus Flytrap
  • español: Atrapamoscas
  • polski: Muchołówka
  • русский: Венерина мухоловка
  • svenska: Venusflugfällesläktet
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