Nepenthaceae

E54963

plant family taxonomic family

Nepenthaceae is a family of carnivorous flowering plants best known for the tropical pitcher plants in the genus Nepenthes, which trap and digest insects in fluid-filled pitfall traps.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant family → taxonomic family →
carnivoryType	pitfall trap →
class	Magnoliopsida →
commonName	tropical pitcher plant family →
containsGenus	Nepenthes →
distribution	Old World tropics →
division	Tracheophyta →
flowerType	unisexual →
fruitType	capsule →
habitat	cliff faces → heath forest → montane forest → open scrub → peat swamp → tropical rainforest →
hasGrowthForm	liana → shrub → small tree →
isCarnivorousPlantFamily	true →
kingdom	Plantae →
leafModification	pitcher trap →
nativeTo	Australia → Borneo → India → Indochina → Madagascar → Malay Peninsula → Malesia → Micronesia → New Caledonia → New Guinea → Northern Australia → Philippines → Southeast Asia → Sri Lanka → Sulawesi → Sumatra →
notableGenus	Nepenthes →
nutrientAcquisition	digestion of animal prey →
order	Caryophyllales →
photosyntheticPathway	C3 →
phylum	Tracheophyta →
pollination	insect pollination →
preyType	insects → other small arthropods →
reproduction	sexual reproduction via flowers →
seedDispersal	wind dispersal →
taxonRank	family →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Caryophyllales →	containsTaxon
Nepenthes rajah →	family