Classification - Carnivorous Plant by Makoto Honda

Introduction

Pitcher Plants
Cobra Plant
Sundews
Venus Flytrap
Butterworts
Bladderworts

References

Phylogeny
Classification
List of Species
World Map

Classification of Carnivorous Plants

Monocots ORDER Poales	FAMILY Bromeliaceae Carnivorous Bromeliads GENUS Brocchinia (2) B. hectioides B.reducta GENUS *Catopsis* (1) C. berteroniana FAMILY Eriocaulaceae GENUS Paepalanthus (1) P .bromelioides
ORDER Caryophyllales	FAMILY Droseraceae GENUS Drosera (150) Sundews GENUS Dionaea (1) D. muscipula Venus Flytrap GENUS Aldrovanda (1) A. vesiculosa Waterwheel Plant FAMILY Nepenthaceae GENUS Nepenthes (92) Tropical Pitcher Plants FAMILY Drosophyllaceae GENUS Drosophyllum * (1) D. lusitanicum Portuguese Dewy Pine FAMILY Dioncophyllaceae GENUS Triphyophyllum (1) T. peltatum Carnivorous Tropical Liana
ORDER Oxalidales	FAMILY Cephalotaceae GENUS Cephalotus (1) C. follicularis Western Australian Pitcher Plant
ORDER Ericales	FAMILY Sarraceniaceae GENUS Sarracenia (8) Eastern North American Pitcher Plants GENUS Darlingtonia (1) D. californica Cobra Plant GENUS Heliamphora (9) Marsh Pitcher Plants FAMILY Roridulaceae GENUS Roridula ** (2) R. dentata R. gorgonias
Zygomorphic flowers ORDER Lamiales	FAMILY Lentibulariaceae GENUS Pinguicula (83) Butterworts GENUS Genlisea (22) Corkscrew Plants GENUS Utricularia ******* (218) Bladderworts FAMILY Byblidaceae GENUS Byblis (6) B.aquatica B.filifolia B.gigantea B.lamellata B.liniflora B.rorida Rainbow Plants FAMILY Martyniaceae Devil's Claw GENUS Ibicella (1) I. lutea GENUS Proboscidea (2) P. lousianica P. parviflora

Based on Hasebe (2005), Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2003), Hilu et al. (2003), Komiya (1994), Juniper et al. (1989) and others. Number of species shown in the parentheses. Only angiosperms, or flowering plants, are considered here.

* Drosophyllum is placed in its own family.
** Some authors, including Lloyd (1942) and Juniper et al., consider Roridula non-carnivorous.
*** Following P. Taylor (1989) and others, Biovularia (B. olivacea) and Polypompholyx (P. multifida and P. tenella) are placed in Utricularia.

Last update: January 24, 2007 World Map Phylogeny List of Species