Genlisea margarethae(GNSMA)
Overview Code created in: 2013-02-01
- EPPO Code: GNSMA
- Preferred name: Genlisea margarethae
- Authority: Hutchinson
An African carnivorous plant with, in addition to normal leaves, subterranean colourless leaves modified into a corkscrew shape, for trapping protozoa. G. margarethae has the smallest genome of any angiosperm, a distinction previously held by Arabidopsis thaliana.
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| corkscrew plant | English |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Lamiids (
1LAMD )
Order
Lamiales (
1LAMO )
Family
Lentibulariaceae (
1LENF )
Genus
Genlisea (
1GNSG )
Species
Genlisea margarethae (
GNSMA )