Drosera burmanni

Drosera burmanni is an herb that produces very short stems and red or green leaves in a rosette. It normally spans only in diameter. Each leaf is wedge-shaped or orbicular that grows close to the soil level, it is typically 6–10 mm long and 4–6 mm wide. White flowers are produced in groups of 3 to 10 on tall racemose inflorescences, of which there can be one to three per plant. == Taxonomy ==

The first brief description of the species was written by Paul Hermann and published after Hermann's death by William Sherard in Musaeum Zeylanicum. It was described in more detail by Johannes Burman in his 1737 publication on the flora of Ceylon. Burman used the polynomial Ros solis foliis circa radicem in orbem dispositis, but the species was not formally published until 1794 when Martin Vahl named it in honor of Burman as Drosera burmanni. The species epithet is frequently modified to burmannii, however because it was derived from the Latinised form 'Burmannus' the original spelling is correct. In 1871 Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach described a new species, D. dietrichiana, named after its discoverer Amalie Dietrich. In his 1906 monograph of the Droseraceae, Ludwig Diels reduced this species to a variety of D. burmanni. This variety was described as being a larger and more robust plant than D. burmanni var. burmanni. Both D. dietrichiana and the variety are now considered synonyms of D. burmanni. ==See also==

Image:P9270030 Drosera burmanni 02.jpg|Massed plants Image:P9270030 Drosera burmanni 01.jpg| Habit Image:Drosera burmannii - The Burmese Sundew at Makutta.jpg|Flower Image:Drosera burmannii - japan.jpg|Drosera burmanni in a greenhouse. ==References==