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What is D. rubripetala?

I have seen this name a couple of times. Not having been paying attention and "in the know" of every new description out there, I am curious as to what this is, was, what it looks like. Thanks.
 
Are you sure you don't mean Drosera rubrifolia? I have never heard of a rubripetala, but D. rubrafolia is a recently published Species Novae published by Paul Debbert.

http://yamadanouenn.hp.infoseek.co.jp/sc01462.jpg

This is the only photo currently on the web. It is a South African species, and as such Paul Debbert will have a hard argument to try to get species recognition for this plant. I believe the material is in TC now, and it is comercially available.

It's a remarkable plant from the horticultural aspect if not from a strictly taxonomic stance, and I hope one day to grow it no matter what the ICBN decides.
 
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Quote[/b] (Tamlin Dawnstar @ Nov. 03 2003,10:45)]Are you sure you don't mean Drosera rubrifolia?
Yes, I am sure. I saw it on Alan Lowerie's list. I just checked the WEB and it seems to be synonym for D. cistiflora. I just wanted more info, as the pauciflora/cistiflora complex hasn't been fully disected yet, taxonomically speaking.
 
CP Database has the following listing.

N: [Drosera rubripetala {Debbert}]
P: Mitt.Bot.Staatss.Muenchen 30:377 (1991)
T: W Cape, ZA, P.Debbert 129 (M)
S: =[Drosera cistiflora {L.}]

This (in my mind) also throughs into question what D. rubrifolia is; this looks like a very interesting plant, and superficially, looks like a green D. slackii (by looking at the shape of the leaves; also Rubrifolia = red leaves = color of a normal D. slackii
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Sounds like Jan already made his decision on that one. It's pretty hard to publish new species out of South Africa. D. cistiflora sure shows a lot of variation so this isn't very surprising.
 
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