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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
core eudicots
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eudicots NERFINISHED ⓘ fabids ⓘ rosids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carnivorous | true ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climatePreference | Mediterranean-type climate ⓘ |
| commonName | Albany pitcher plant family ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | habitat loss and alteration ⓘ |
| containsGenus | Cephalotus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSpecies | Cephalotus follicularis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAsFamilyBy | Robert Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeSpecies | Cephalotus follicularis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosynthetic | true ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| preyType | small arthropods ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | APG IV system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductionType | sexual reproduction via flowers ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | by gravity and possibly water ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | family ⓘ |
| trapType | pitfall trap ⓘ |
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