What is Drosera regia?
{{Italictitle}} {{Speciesbox | image = DroseraRegia.jpg | image_alt = A cluster of black square pots containing plants with long green leaves emerging from a common point just above the moss-covered soil. Some leaves are fully extended while others are in the process of uncurling. Each leaf is covered with many tentacles, which emerge from the upper leaf surface as a thin stalk supporting a larger bulbous maroon gland, surrounded by a drop of clear liquid. | image_caption = Several plants in cultivation | genus = Drosera | parent_authority = Seine & [[Wilhelm Barthlott|Barthlott]] | species = regia | authority = [[Edith Layard Stephens|Stephens]] | synonyms = *''Freatulina regia'' <small>(Stephens) Chrtek & Slavíková</small> }} '''''Drosera regia''''', also known as the '''King sundew''', is a [[carnivorous plant]] of the [[sundew]] family.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cascadecarnivores.com/product_info.php?products_id=33 |title=Drosera regia |work=cascadecarnivores.com |accessdate=19 September 2010 |archive-date=8 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061208060044/http://www.cascadecarnivores.com/product_info.php?products_id=33 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the wild, it only grows in two places in a single valley in [[South Africa]]. Its leaves can grow to a size of 70 cm in length. It also has features which are not found in many other sundews, such as [[wood]]ed [[rhizome]]s and special covered [[pollen]]. These features have been combined with a [[genetics|genetic]] analysis, and it was found that ''D.&nbsp;regia'' is among the older species of sundew. The [[Venus Flytrap]], another carnivorous plant, shares some of the features, which suggests a close relationship between the two. The leaves of the plant are covered with [[tentacle]]s. They are able to capture large prey, such as [[beetle]]s, [[moth]]s and [[butterfly|butterflies]]. The tentacles of all ''Drosera'' species are specialized [[gland]]s, capable of producing sticky [[mucus]]. The leaves are active [[carnivorous pl