Cephalotaceae

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

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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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Oxalidales familyIncluded Cephalotaceae