Allen Lowrie

Australian botanist (1948–2021).

Allen Lowrie (10 October 1948 - 30 August 2021) was a Western Australian botanist. He was recognised for his expertise on the genera Drosera and Stylidium. Lowrie, originally a businessman and inventor, first experienced the carnivorous flora of Western Australia in the late sixties and studied it as an amateur. Over time, his hobby turned into a profession and Lowrie discovered and described numerous species (especially Drosera, Byblis and Utricularia), partly together with Neville Marchant. From 1987 to 1998 he published Carnivorous Plants of Australia in three volumes. A completely revised

Abbreviations: Lowrie
Occupations: botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Australia
Dates: 1948-10-10T00:00:00Z – 2021-08-30T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Mount Hawthorn
Direct attributions: 162 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 172 plants, 0 fungi

162 plants attributed, 10 plants contributed to172 plants:

Byblis aquatica Lowrie & Conran 1998
annual plant species in the byblidaceae family
Byblis aquatica is an insectivorous plant belonging to the genus Byblis, commonly known as the rainbow plants. It was described by Allen Lowrie and John Godfrey Conran in 1998, assigned to a group of annual north Australian species known as the "Byblis liniflora complex". It grows in semi-aquatic conditions and uses stalked mucilaginous glands (similar to those employed by the unrelated sundews and Drosophyllum) covering its leaf surfaces to attract, catch, and digest insect prey to supplement the poor environmental nutrient supply.
Drosera kenneallyi Lowrie 1996
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera kenneallyi is a carnivorous plant in the genus Drosera and is endemic to the Kimberley region in northern Western Australia.
Drosera derbyensis Lowrie 1996
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera derbyensis is a perennial carnivorous plant in the genus Drosera and is endemic to Western Australia.
Byblis lamellata Conran & Lowrie 2002
vulnerable plant species in the byblidaceae family
Byblis lamellata is a carnivorous plant in the Byblidaceae family. It is endemic to Australia.
Drosera paradoxa Lowrie 1997
plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera paradoxa is a carnivorous plant in the genus Drosera and is endemic to the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
Drosera callistos N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera callistos is a species of pygmy sundew from Western Australia. The specific epithet callistos is from the Greek word callistos meaning beautiful.
Drosera broomensis Lowrie 1996
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera broomensis is a small, perennial carnivorous plant in the genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia.
Drosera aberrans (Scented Sundew) (Lowrie & Carlquist) Lowrie & Conran 2008
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera aberrans is a perennial tuberous species in the genus Drosera that is native to New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria. It grows in a rosette 3 to 5 cm in diameter with green, orange-yellow, or red leaves. It is native to southern inland South Australia, southern and central Victoria, and one single collection from New South Wales. It grows in a variety of soils from sand to laterite gravel and limestone clay in mallee woodland, heathland, and open forests. It flowers from July to September.
Drosera tubaestylis N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera tubaestylis is a perennial tuberous species in the genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It grows in a rosette about 2 to 3 cm in diameter. It is native to an area near Perth. It grows in fine sandy clay soils at the margins of swamps. It is considered to be related to D. bulbosa. The species is named for the trumpet-shaped style apices. It was first formally described by Allen Lowrie and N. G. Marchant in 1992.
Drosera rupicola (N.G.Marchant) Lowrie 2005
plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera rupicola is a tuberous perennial species in the genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It produces 3 to 5 semi-erect lateral stems that grow up to 15 cm long. The turbinate tuber and mobile lamina that are capable of folding over prey distinguish it from all other members of the section Stolonifera. It is native to a large inland region from Pithara to south-east of Hyden. It grows in loamy soils near granite outcrops and flowers from July to October. It was first formally described by N. G. Marchant in 1982 as a subspecies of D. stolonifera. It was elevated to species
Drosera darwinensis Lowrie 1996
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera darwinensis is a perennial carnivorous plant in the genus Drosera that is endemic to the Northern Territory. Its leaves are arranged in a rosette with one rosette emerging from the root stock. It produces pink or white flowers from December to April. Drosera darwinensis grows in clayey sand from Palmerston to Berry Springs south of Darwin and east to Humpty Doo. It was first described by Allen Lowrie in 1996; the type specimen was collected 0.9 km (0.6 mi) south of Temple Avenue in Palmerston on 8 April 1990. The specific epithet darwinensis refers to region where this plant is found
Drosera caduca Lowrie 1996
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera caduca is a perennial carnivorous plant in the genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. Its leaves are arranged in a rosette with one or more rosettes emerging from the root stock. It produces white flowers from December to July. Drosera caduca grows in white sandy soils on creek margins from the Edkins Range to the southern part of the Prince Regent National Park and also on Augustus Island. It was first described by Allen Lowrie in 1996; the type specimen was collected from August Island on 27 May 1993. The specific epithet caduca comes from the Latin caducus meaning
Byblis rorida Lowrie & Conran 1998
annual plant species in the byblidaceae family
Byblis rorida is a species of carnivorous plant in the Byblidaceae family that is endemic to Australia. They have surfaces covered in glandular hairs, which can capture and also digest small insects. They are annuals with fibrous roots, at the end of the dry season the plants die back. Relying on seed to grow in the next wet season. Smut fungus Yelsemia lowrieana (in the family Melanotaeniaceae) was found on a species of plant on the shores of Lake Campion near the town of Mukinbudin.
Byblis guehoi Lowrie & Conran 2008
vulnerable plant species in the byblidaceae family
Byblis guehoi is a species of carnivorous plant in the genus Byblis. It is a compact species and is tetraploid. It was described in 2008 by Allen Lowrie and John Godfrey Conran. It is endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Utricularia petertaylorii Lowrie 2002
plant species in the lentibulariaceae family
Utricularia petertaylorii is an annual terrestrial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). It is endemic to southwestern Western Australia. It is named in honor of Peter Taylor.
Drosera prostratoscaposa Lowrie & Carlquist 1990
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera prostratoscaposa is a perennial tuberous species in the genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It grows in a rosette about 8 cm in diameter. It is native to a small area in the Fitzgerald River National Park 40 km south-east of the South Coast Highway in between Albany and Esperance. It grows in fine black sandy soils. It is considered to be closely related to D. macrophylla and D. bulbosa, but differs from these by the presence of multiple jasmine-scented flowers on its scapes and petiolate leaves. It was first discovered in 1989 by Phill Mann and then formally described
Drosera pedicellaris Lowrie 2002
vulnerable and perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera pedicellaris is a pygmy species of the sundew genus (Drosera). It was discovered in 1997 and described in 2002 by Allen Lowrie. It is endemic to Western Australia.
Drosera ordensis Lowrie 1994
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera ordensis is a species of sundew, native to Australia and part of the "petiolaris complex" of sundews making up the subgenus Lasiocephala. Compared to many petiolaris sundews, it has wide petioles, which are densely covered in silvery hairs. It usually forms rosettes 8 cm across, although plants up to 20 cm in diameter have been reported.
Drosera erythrogyne N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992
plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera erythrogyne is a scrambling or climbing perennial tuberous species in the genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It grows in soils that are peat-sand to loam and occurs in an area along the southern Western Australian coast west of Albany in swamps or near granite outcrops. It produces small leaves along a long, scrambling stem that can grow to 2–3 m (7–10 ft) long. White flowers emerge from August to October. D. erythrogyne was first described and named by N. G. Marchant and Allen Lowrie in 1992.
Drosera citrina Lowrie & Carlquist 1992
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera citrina is a species of pygmy sundew in the family Droseraceae. It is a carnivorous plant is native to Western Australia. The Latin specific epithet citrina means "lemon coloured", referring to the colour of the flowers. It is closely related to Drosera nivea, which was considered a variety of D. citrina in the past called Drosera citrina var. nivea.
Drosera allantostigma (Pygmy Sundew) (N.G.Marchant & Lowrie) Lowrie & Conran 2007
critically endangered and perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera allantostigma is a species of pygmy sundew from Australia. The specific epithet "allantostigma" is derived from Latin and means "sausage-shaped stigma" (allantoideus = sausage-shaped; stigma = the receptive surface on the style that pollen germinates on).
Utricularia paulineae Lowrie 1998
plant species in the lentibulariaceae family
Utricularia paulineae is an affixed aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia (family Lentibulariaceae). It is endemic to the coastal regions of Western Australia.
Drosera oreopodion N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992
critically endangered and perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera oreopodion is a species of sundew and a member of the carnivorous plant family Droseraceae. It is endemic to the foothills of the Darling Range of Western Australia. It is most noteworthy for being the smallest of all carnivorous plants, with leaves only 5.5 mm (0.22 in) length, of which the sticky, circular lamina is only 1.5 mm wide. It is a fairly recent discovery, being unknown prior to 1987 when discovered by Allen Lowrie. The very thin (almost capillary) inflorescence is 3.5 cm (1.4 in) height.
Drosera closterostigma N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
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Drosera brevicornis Lowrie 1996
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera brevicornis is a small, perennial carnivorous plant in the genus Drosera that is native to the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It grows on gravel slopes and produces white to pink flowers in March and April. It was first described by Allen Lowrie in 1996, though earlier specimens from as early as 1961 had been collected. The specific epithet brevicornis means "short horned" and refers to the horn-like projection above the anthers. It is closely related to Drosera fulva.
Drosera lasiantha Lowrie & Carlquist 1992
vulnerable plant species in the droseraceae family
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Drosera hyperostigma N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
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Drosera helodes N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
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Drosera eneabba N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
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Drosera echinoblastus N.G.Marchant & Lowrie 1992
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
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