Byblidaceae

E728721

Byblidaceae is a small family of carnivorous flowering plants, commonly known as rainbow plants, native mainly to Australia and related regions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Byblidaceae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsToClade Asterids ⓘ
carnivoryMechanism sticky glandular leaves ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots ⓘ
commonName rainbow plants ⓘ
describedAsSmallFamily true ⓘ
distributionHemisphere Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
ecologicalStrategy nutrient acquisition via carnivory ⓘ
flowerColor usually purple or violet ⓘ
flowerType zygomorphic flowers ⓘ
growthForm herbaceous plants ⓘ
habitat heathlands ⓘ
rocky outcrops ⓘ
seasonally wet sandy soils ⓘ
hasGenus Byblis ⓘ
isCarnivorous true ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafType narrow linear leaves ⓘ
nativeTo Australia ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ
adjacent regions of Australasia ⓘ
order Lamiales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
pollinationSyndrome insect pollination ⓘ
preyType small insects ⓘ
recognizedAsCarnivorousPlantFamily true ⓘ
reproduction sexual reproduction by seeds ⓘ
seedDispersal primarily gravity and short-distance dispersal ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typeGenus Byblis ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lamiales → includesFamily → Byblidaceae ⓘ