Abstract

GOMEZ P, Luis D.  and  GOMEZ-LAURITO, Jorge. Historia natural y presencia de la "planta insectívora" Drosera capillaris (Droseraceae) en Costa Rica. Rev. biol. trop [online]. 1998, vol.46, n.4, pp.1033-1037. ISSN 0034-7744.

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.

Keywords : Droseraceae.; Drosera capillaris; Costa Rica; Floristics.