Cephalotaceae

E1040780

Cephalotaceae is a small family of flowering plants best known for the Australian Albany pitcher plant, a carnivorous species with specialized pitfall traps.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Cephalotaceae canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
belongsToClade core eudicots
linked to: Eudicots

eudicots
linked to: Eudicots

fabids
rosids
linked to: Rosids
carnivorous true
class Magnoliopsida
climatePreference Mediterranean-type climate
commonName Albany pitcher plant family
conservationConcern habitat loss and alteration
containsGenus Cephalotus
containsSpecies Cephalotus follicularis
linked to: Cephalotus
describedAsFamilyBy Robert Brown
distribution restricted
division Magnoliophyta
ecologicalRole carnivorous plant in nutrient-poor habitats
endemicTo southwestern Australia
floweringPlant true
geologicalSubstratePreference siliceous sands
growthForm herbaceous perennial
habitat peaty sands
seasonally wet heathlands
swamp margins
hasMorphologicalFeature non-carnivorous foliage leaves
pitcher-shaped leaves
hasTypeGenus Cephalotus
hasTypeSpecies Cephalotus follicularis
linked to: Cephalotus
isMonogeneric true
isMonotypic true
kingdom Plantae
knownFor carnivorous plants
pitfall traps
leafSpecialization dimorphic leaves
nativeTo Australia
nativeToRegion southwestern Western Australia
nutrientAcquisition insect digestion supplements soil nutrients
order Oxalidales
photosynthetic true
pollination insect-pollinated
preyType small arthropods
recognizedBy APG IV system
reproductionType sexual reproduction via flowers
seedDispersal by gravity and possibly water
taxonomicRank family
trapType pitfall trap

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Oxalidales familyIncluded Cephalotaceae
Cephalotus family Cephalotaceae