PD Dr. Andreas Fleischmann

Private Lecturer, Curator of Vascular Plants, Researcher

Bavarian State Collection for Botany

Office address:

Menzinger Straße 67

Room 130

80638 Munich

Research interests

  • Systematics and evolution of carnivorous plant families (especially Droseraceae and Lentibulariaceae)
  • Carnivorous plant – animal interactions (pollinator-prey spectra, mutualists, herbivores)
  • Biology of parasitic plants (especially Orobanchaceae and Cuscuta) and mycoheterotrophic plants (especially Burmanniaceae and Gentianaceae)
  • Pollination biology, insect – flower interactions
  • Biology, phylogeny and systematics of the genus Drosera
  • Flora of Bavaria
  • Using Citizen Science and Social Media for biodiversity research

Current projects

  • Prey spectra of carnivorous plants and selective prey attraction, especially in the genus Drosera. Cooperation with Prof. Dr. William Bateman and M.Sc. Thilo Krueger, Curtin University, Western Australia.
  • Systematics, taxomony and evolution of Genlisea (Lentibulariaceae)
  • Systematics and evolution of the genus Heliamphora (Sarraceniaceae)
  • Taxonomic revision of Drosera.