Genlisea subglabra Stapf

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Synonyms: Genlisea hispidula Stapf subsp. subglabra (Stapf) P.Taylor
Genlisea taylorii Eb.Fisch., Porembski & Barthlott
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Status: Native
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Type location:
Zambia
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Worldwide distribution: Angola, DR Congo, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.
FZ divisions: N
Zambian distribution (Provinces): N
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 195.

Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 110. also as Genlisea taylorii

Meerts, P. et al. (2026). A checklist of the vascular plants of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PhytoKeys 277

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 152.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 71.

Taylor, P. (1972). Lentibulariaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique Pages 58 - 60. as G. hispidula subsp. subglabra (Includes a picture).

Taylor, P. (1988). Lentibulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Pages 41 - 42. (Includes a picture).


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Flora of Angola: Genlisea subglabra
Flora of Burundi: Genlisea subglabra
Flora of the DRC: Genlisea subglabra
Flora of Malawi: Genlisea subglabra
Flora of Tanzania: Genlisea subglabra

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Genlisea subglabra
African Plant Database: Genlisea subglabra
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Genlisea subglabra
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Genlisea subglabra
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Genlisea subglabra
JSTOR Plant Science: Genlisea subglabra
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Genlisea subglabra
Plants of the World Online: Genlisea subglabra
Tropicos: Genlisea subglabra
Wikipedia: Genlisea subglabra


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-26

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2026). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Genlisea subglabra.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=205790, retrieved 18 August 2026

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