Cephalotus
E1039563
Cephalotus is a small genus of carnivorous pitcher plants best known for the Australian species Cephalotus follicularis, which traps insects in specialized pitfall leaves.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cephalotus follicularis | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation |
carnivory in response to low soil nutrients
ⓘ
specialized pitcher morphology ⓘ |
| carnivorous | true ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | Australian pitcher plants ⓘ |
| cultivatedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
| describedAsMonotypicByMostSources | true ⓘ |
| distribution | restricted geographic range ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
insect predator
ⓘ
primary producer ⓘ |
| family | Cephalotaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerType | small white flowers ⓘ |
| growthForm | small perennial herb ⓘ |
| habitat |
nutrient-poor soils
ⓘ
peaty swamps ⓘ wet heathlands ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies | Cephalotus follicularis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeSpecies | Cephalotus follicularis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCarnivorousPlantGenus | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafSpecialization |
non-carnivorous foliage leaves
ⓘ
pitcher leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
southwestern Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nutrientAcquisition | insect prey digestion ⓘ |
| order | Oxalidales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosynthetic | true ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction |
sexual reproduction by flowers
ⓘ
vegetative propagation possible in cultivation ⓘ |
| requires |
acidic, low-nutrient substrate in cultivation
ⓘ
cool to mild temperatures in cultivation ⓘ high humidity in cultivation ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
carnivorous plant physiology
ⓘ
plant evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| trapType | pitfall trap ⓘ |
| usesCarnivoryToSupplementNutrients | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cephalotus follicularis