Aldrovanda

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Etymology[edit]

Named Aldrovandia in 1747 by Gaetano Monti, in honor of Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi. Linnaeus misspelled the name as Aldrovanda in 1753.[1]

Proper noun[edit]

Aldrovanda f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Droseraceae – the waterwheel plant, and various extinct carnivorous plants.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peter D'Amato, The Savage Garden, Revised: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants, Ten Speed Press (2013, →ISBN), page 337