Scientific Correspondence
Nature 392, 447 (2 April 1998) | doi:10.1038/33037
First protozoa-trapping plant found
Wilhelm Barthlott1, Stefan Porembski1, Eberhard Fischer1 and Björn Gemmel1
Some 450 species of insectivorous plants have been discovered since Darwin published his work on the subject in 18751. We report here the first known case of a plant that traps and digests protozoa.
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Botanisches Institut der Universität Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 170, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
e-mail: Email: barthlott@uni-bonn.de