Drosera burmanni Vahl

Drosera burmanni Vahl, Symb. Bot. (Vahl) 3: 50 (1794).

Drosera burmanni Vahl; Photo by Nguyen Hoang Nam

Drosera burmanni Vahl; Photo Diep Dinh Quang 

Vietnamese name: 

Cây bắt ruồi, Cỏ trói gà, Bèo đất, Cỏ tỹ gà, Trường lệ, Mao cao thái

Chinese name: 

锦地罗 jin di luo

English name:

Latin name: 

Drosera burmanni Vahl 

Family: 

Droseraceae

Synonym name:

Drosera burmanni var. dietrichiana (Rchb.f.) Diels

Drosera dietrichiana Rchb.f.

Drosera indica var. dietrichiana (Rchb.f.) Diels

Description: 

It is an herb that produces very short stems and leaves in a rosette. Each wedge-shaped leaf is typically 8–10 mm long and 5–6 mm wide. White flowers are produced in groups of 3 to 10 on 6–15 cm (2–6 in) tall racemose inflorescences, of which there can be one to three per plant

Flower and fruid season: 

all year.

Distribution: 

This species is distributed in China, E and SE Asia, Australia. In VietNam, found in  Phổ Yên (Thái Nguyên), Vinh (Nghệ An), Thanh Hoá, Yok Don National Park.

Ecological: 

Shaded wet places, ridges between rice fields, soggy soils, lowland to mountain areas; sea level to 1500 m.

Uses: 

Medicines to relieve menstruation, reduce convulsions, treat pertussis, snakebites. Antiseptic, sedative, bright eye (whole tree).

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- ipni.org