Drosera anglica

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Mikinalo or English sundewDroseraceae (Sundew family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)Oahu (Cultivated; Alakai Swamp, Kauai form)Mikinalo is the only carnivorous plant native to the Hawaiian Islands. It is rarely cultivated, even in Hawaii. The Hawaiian name Mikinalo literally means "to suck flies."December 2014www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/16018778676/in/photolist...EtymologyThe generic name is derived from the Greek droseros, dewy, refers to the reddish dew-like droplets on the leaves produced by the glandular hairs.The specific epithet anglica is Latin for England, scientifically described by William Hudson in 1778, London, England.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Drosera_anglica