Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS
PLANTAS INSECTÍVORAS
By Charles Darwin
Por Charles Darwin
CONTENTS
CONTENIDO
DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS.
TABLA DE CONTENIDOS DETALLADA.
INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS.
PLANTAS INSECTÍVORAS.
CHAPTER I. DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA, OR THE COMMON SUN-DEW.
CAPÍTULO I. DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA, O EL ROCÍO DEL SOL COMÚN.
CHAPTER II. THE MOVEMENTS OF THE TENTACLES FROM THE CONTACT OF SOLID BODIES.
CAPÍTULO II. LOS MOVIMIENTOS DE LOS TENTÁCULOS POR EL CONTACTO CON CUERPOS SÓLIDOS.
CHAPTER III. AGGREGATION OF THE PROTOPLASM WITHIN THE CELLS OF THE TENTACLES.
CAPÍTULO III. AGREGACIÓN DEL PROTOPLASMA EN EL INTERIOR DE LAS CÉLULAS DE LOS TENTÁCULOS.
CHAPTER IV. THE EFFECTS OF HEAT ON THE LEAVES.
CAPÍTULO IV. LOS EFECTOS DEL CALOR EN LAS HOJAS.
CHAPTER V. THE EFFECTS OF NON-NITROGENOUS AND NITROGENOUS ORGANIC FLUIDS ON THE LEAVES.
CAPÍTULO V. LOS EFECTOS DE LOS FLUIDOS ORGÁNICOS NO NITROGENADOS Y NITROGENADOS EN LAS HOJAS.
CHAPTER VI. THE DIGESTIVE POWER OF THE SECRETION OF DROSERA.
CAPÍTULO VI. EL PODER DIGESTIVO DE LA SECRECIÓN DE LA DROSERA.
CHAPTER VII. THE EFFECTS OF SALTS OF AMMONIA.
CAPÍTULO VII. LOS EFECTOS DE LAS SALES DE AMONIACO.
CHAPTER VIII. THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS OTHER SALTS AND ACIDS ON THE LEAVES.
CAPÍTULO VIII. LOS EFECTOS DE DIVERSAS SALES Y ÁCIDOS EN LAS HOJAS.
CHAPTER IX. THE EFFECTS OF CERTAIN ALKALOID POISONS, OTHER SUBSTANCES AND VAPOURS.
CAPÍTULO IX. LOS EFECTOS DE CIERTOS VENENOS ALCALOIDES, OTRAS SUSTANCIAS Y VAPORES.
CHAPTER X. ON THE SENSITIVENESS OF THE LEAVES, AND ON THE LINES OF TRANSMISSION OF THE MOTOR IMPULSE.
CAPÍTULO X. SOBRE LA SENSIBILIDAD DE LAS HOJAS Y SOBRE LAS LÍNEAS DE TRANSMISIÓN DEL IMPULSO MOTOR.
CHAPTER XI. RECAPITULATION OF THE CHIEF OBSERVATIONS ON DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA.
CAPÍTULO XI. RECAPITULACIÓN DE LAS PRINCIPALES OBSERVACIONES SOBRE LA DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA.
CHAPTER XII. ON THE STRUCTURE AND MOVEMENTS OF SOME OTHER SPECIES OF DROSERA.
CAPÍTULO XII. SOBRE LA ESTRUCTURA Y LOS MOVIMIENTOS DE ALGUNAS OTRAS ESPECIES DE DROSERA.
CHAPTER XIII. DIONAEA MUSCIPULA.
CAPÍTULO XIII. DIONAEA MUSCIPULA.
CHAPTER XIV. ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA.
CAPÍTULO XIV. ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA.
CHAPTER XV. DROSOPHYLLUM—RORIDULA—BYBLIS—GLANDULAR HAIRS OF OTHER PLANTS—CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE DROSERACEÆ.
CAPÍTULO XV. DROSOPHYLLUM—RORIDULA—BYBLIS—PELOS GLANDULARES DE OTRAS PLANTAS—OBSERVACIONES FINALES SOBRE LAS DROSERÁCEAS.
CHAPTER XVI. PINGUICULA.
CAPÍTULO XVI. PINGUICULA.
CHAPTER XVII. UTRICULARIA.
CAPÍTULO XVII. UTRICULARIA.
CHAPTER XVIII. UTRICULARIA (continued).
CAPÍTULO XVIII. UTRICULARIA (continuación).
CONCLUSION.
CONCLUSIÓN.
INDEX.
ÍNDICE.
DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS.
TABLA DE CONTENIDOS DETALLADA.
Vocabulary
- PLANTAS
- Living organisms that photosynthesize and grow in soil
- INSECTÍVORAS
- Organisms that feed on insects for nutrition
- Por
- By or through; common Spanish preposition
- CONTENIDO
- Content or material contained within something
- TABLA
- Table or chart organizing information systematically
- DE
- Of or from; very common Spanish preposition
- CONTENIDOS
- Contents or topics listed in a document
- DETALLADA
- Detailed or thorough in description or coverage
- CAPÍTULO
- Chapter or section of a book or document
- O
- Or; Spanish conjunction presenting alternatives
- EL
- The; masculine singular definite article in Spanish
- ROCÍO
- Dew; moisture droplets forming on surfaces overnight
- DEL
- Of the; contracted Spanish preposition and article
- SOL
- The sun; star at the center of our solar system
- COMÚN
- Common or ordinary; widely occurring or shared
- LOS
- The; masculine plural definite article in Spanish
- MOVIMIENTOS
- Movements or motions made by organisms or objects
- TENTÁCULOS
- Tentacles; flexible appendages used for grasping
- POR
- By, through, or because of; Spanish preposition
- CONTACTO
- Contact or touch between two surfaces or objects
- CON
- With; Spanish preposition indicating accompaniment
- CUERPOS
- Bodies or solid objects of varying sizes
- SÓLIDOS
- Solid objects having definite shape and volume
- AGREGACIÓN
- Aggregation or clustering of particles together
- EN
- In or at; very common Spanish preposition
- INTERIOR
- Interior or inside of a space or organism
- LAS
- The; feminine plural definite article in Spanish
- CÉLULAS
- Cells; basic structural units of living organisms
- EFECTOS
- Effects or results produced by a cause
- CALOR
- Heat or warmth produced by temperature increase
- HOJAS
- Leaves of a plant or pages of a book
- FLUIDOS
- Fluids or liquids that flow easily
- ORGÁNICOS
- Organic; relating to carbon-based living matter
- NO
- No or not; Spanish negation word
- Y
- And; basic Spanish coordinating conjunction
- PODER
- Power or ability; also the verb to be able
- DIGESTIVO
- Digestive; relating to the process of digestion
- LA
- The; feminine singular definite article in Spanish
- SECRECIÓN
- Secretion; substance produced and released by cells
- SALES
- Salts; chemical compounds formed from acids and bases
- AMONIACO
- Ammonia; a pungent nitrogen-hydrogen chemical compound
- DIVERSAS
- Various or diverse; several different kinds
- ÁCIDOS
- Acids; chemical substances with low pH values
- CIERTOS
- Certain or specific; referring to particular things
- VENENOS
- Poisons or venoms that are toxic to organisms
- OTRAS
- Other or others; referring to additional things
- SUSTANCIAS
- Substances or materials with distinct chemical properties
- VAPORES
- Vapors or fumes; gaseous forms of substances
- SOBRE
- On, about, or over; common Spanish preposition
- SENSIBILIDAD
- Sensitivity or sensibility; capacity to detect stimuli
- LÍNEAS
- Lines or channels along which something travels
- TRANSMISIÓN
- Transmission; process of sending or passing something along
- IMPULSO
- Impulse; sudden force or signal driving action
- MOTOR
- Motor or motive; relating to movement or motion
- RECAPITULACIÓN
- Recapitulation; summary reviewing previously stated main points
- PRINCIPALES
- Principal or main; most important among several things
- OBSERVACIONES
- Observations; things noticed through careful watching
- ESTRUCTURA
- Structure; the way parts are arranged or organized
- ALGUNAS
- Some; referring to an unspecified number of things
- ESPECIES
- Species; groups of organisms sharing common characteristics
- PELOS
- Hairs or fine hair-like structures on plants
- GLANDULARES
- Glandular; relating to or resembling secretory glands
- FINALES
- Final or concluding; at the end of something
- continuación
- Continuation; the resuming or carrying on of something
- CONCLUSIÓN
- Conclusion; final summary or closing section of work
- ÍNDICE
- Index; alphabetical list of topics in a book
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