Byblis guehoi (Byblidaceae), a new species from the Kimberley, Western Australia

Abstract

A new species of carnivorous plant from the Kimberley region of Western Australia north east of Broome, Byblis guehoi Lowrie & Conran, is described and illustrated. SEM micrographs of the seed, and chromosome data are also provided. The species is compact, multi-branched, glandular-leaved, bearing numerous flowers, and anchored to the soil by a solitary root system. When compared with other Byblis species, the new taxon is unique, differing in its particular combination of branching, floral, seed sculpturing characters, as well as being tetraploid.