Historia natural y presencia de la "planta insectívora" Drosera capillaris (Droseraceae) en Costa Rica

• Luis D. Gómez P ^[1] ; Jorge Gómez-Laurito ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad de Costa Rica

     Universidad de Costa Rica

     Hospital, Costa Rica

     
  2. [2] Field Museum of Natural History Proyecto Flora Costaricensis
• Localización: Revista de Biología Tropical, ISSN 0034-7744, Vol. 46, Nº. 4, 1998, págs. 1033-1037
• Idioma: español
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  • The family Droseraceae is reported for the first time from Costa Rica represented by Drosera capillaris Poiret. The species grows in vernal pools of hyperhumid savannahs of the Parque Nacional Amistad, Puntarenas Province. The population was small, of some 30 individuals that reduce dipterans to empty exoskeletons in 82 hr. Glandular secretion in higher when humidity is high and light is low. To date, the nearest locality reported for this species was Mexico.