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Accession Data:

Byblis gigantea Lindl.

  • Common Name: Rainbow Plant
  • Family: Byblidaceae Domin

  • Country of Origin: southwestern Australia

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 202200085
  • Source: Emmi Kurosawa, Darwin's Atelier
  • Provenance:
    Plant from Emmi Kurosawa, Darwin's Atelier, sown Dec 15 2020, seed treated with GA3
  • Accession Date: 09-20-2022
  • Bench: 2112 - MED:Fynbos D
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-06-2025
  • Restrictions:
    • IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered Species

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Lamiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Byblidaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022

References (internal):

  • IUCN Redlist Critically Endangered Species
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Western Australia

References (external):

data regenerated on Tue, 06 May 2025 14:51:13 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Byblidaceae

  • Byblis gigantea
  • Byblis liniflora
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