List of carnivorous plants

Darlingtonia californica is a carnivorous plant, the sole member of the genus Darlingtonia in the family Sarraceniaceae.

This list of carnivorous plants is a comprehensive listing of all known carnivorous plant species, of which more than 750 are currently recognised.[1] Unless otherwise stated it is based on Jan Schlauer's Carnivorous Plant Database. Extinct taxa are denoted with a dagger (†).

Some of the species on this list may not satisfy certain strict definitions of plant carnivory, and could alternatively be characterised as merely paracarnivorous or protocarnivorous.

Extant species

Aldrovanda

This genus contains a single extant species.

Brocchinia

This genus contains around 20 extant species, of which at least two are thought to be carnivorous.

Byblis

The following list of 8 species is based on Carnivorous Plants of Australia Magnum Opus (2013).[2]

Catopsis

This genus contains around 20 extant species, of which at least one is thought to be carnivorous.

  • Louisis Fattius Mez, 1896

Cephalotus

This genus contains a single extant species.

Darlingtonia

This genus contains a single extant species.

Dionaea

This genus contains a single extant species.

Drosera

There are around 208 species here:

  • Drosera aberrans (Lowrie ex Lowrie & Carlquist) Lowrie & Conran, 2008 (Bas.: Drosera whittakeri subsp. aberrans)
  • Drosera acaulis L.f., 1781
  • Drosera adelae F.Muell., 1864
  • Drosera affinis Welw. ex Oliv., 1871
  • Drosera afra Debbert, 2002
  • Drosera alba Phill., 1913
  • Drosera aliciae R.Hamet, 1905
  • Drosera amazonica Rivadavia et al.
  • Drosera andersoniana W.Fitzg. ex Ewart. & White, 1909
  • Drosera androsacea Diels, 1904
  • Drosera anglica Huds., 1778
  • Drosera aquatica Lowrie, 2013
  • Drosera arcturi Hook., 1834
  • Drosera arenicola Steyerm., 1952
  • Drosera aurantiaca Lowrie, 2013
  • Drosera australis (N.G.Marchant & Lowrie) Lowrie & Conran, 2013 (Bas.: Drosera occidentalis subsp. australis)
  • Drosera banksii R.Br. ex DC., 1824
  • Drosera barbigera Planch., 1848
  • Drosera barrettiorum Lowrie, 2013
  • Drosera basifolia (N.G.Marchant & Lowrie) Lowrie, 2013 (Bas.: Drosera menziesii subsp. basifolia)
  • Drosera bequaertii Taton, 1945
  • Drosera biflora Willd. ex Roem. & Schult., 1820

Drosophyllum

This genus contains a single extant species.

Genlisea

The following list of 29 species is based on Monograph of the Genus Genlisea (2012).[3]

  • Genlisea africana Oliv., 1865
  • Genlisea angolensis R.D.Good, 1924
  • Genlisea aurea A.St.-Hil., 1833
  • Genlisea barthlottii S.Porembski, Eb.Fisch. & Gemmel, 1996
  • Genlisea exhibitionista Rivadavia & A.Fleischm., 2011
  • Genlisea filiformis A.St.-Hil., 1833
  • Genlisea flexuosa Rivadavia, A.Fleischm. & Gonella, 2011
  • Genlisea glabra P.Taylor, 1967
  • Genlisea glandulosissima R.E.Fr., 1916
  • Genlisea guianensis N.E.Br., 1900

Heliamphora

The following list of 23 species (plus 2 undescribed species) is based on Sarraceniaceae of South America (2011).[4]

Nepenthes

The following list of 170 species (plus 2 undescribed species) is based on Pitcher Plants of the Old World (2009)[5] and New Nepenthes (2011),[6] with the addition of newly described species.

Philcoxia

This genus contains four extant species.

Pinguicula

  • Pinguicula acuminata Benth., 1839
  • Pinguicula agnata Casper, 1963
  • Pinguicula albida Wright ex Griseb., 1866
  • Pinguicula algida Malyschev, 1966
  • Pinguicula alpina L., 1753
  • Pinguicula antarctica Vahl, 1827
  • Pinguicula balcanica Casper, 1962
  • Pinguicula benedicta Barnhart, 1920
  • Pinguicula bissei Casper, 2004
  • Pinguicula caerulea Walt., 1788
  • Pinguicula calderoniae Zamudio Ruiz, 2001
  • Pinguicula calyptrata H.B.K., 1817
  • Pinguicula caryophyllacea Casper, 2004
  • Pinguicula casabitoana Jimenez, 1960
  • Pinguicula chilensis Clos, 1849
  • Pinguicula chuquisacensis S.Beck, A.Fleischm. & Borsch, 2008
  • Pinguicula clivorum Standl. & Steyerm., 1944
  • Pinguicula colimensis McVaugh & Mickel, 1963
  • Pinguicula conzattii Zamudio Ruiz & van Marm, 2003
  • Pinguicula corsica Bern. & Gren. ex Gren. & Godr, 1850
  • Pinguicula crassifolia Zamudio Ruiz, 1988
  • Pinguicula crenatiloba A.DC., 1844
  • Pinguicula crystallina Sibth. ex Sibth. & Smith, 1806
  • Pinguicula cubensis Urquiola & Casper, 2003
  • Pinguicula cyclosecta Casper, 1963
  • Pinguicula debbertiana Speta & Fuchs, 1992
  • Pinguicula ehlersiae Speta & Fuchs, 1982
  • Pinguicula elizabethiae Zamudio Ruiz, 1999
  • Pinguicula elongata Benj., 1847
  • Pinguicula emarginata Zamudio Ruiz & Rzedowski, 1986
  • Pinguicula esseriana B.Kirchner, 1981
  • Pinguicula filifolia Wright ex Griseb., 1866
  • Pinguicula gigantea Luhrs, 1995
  • Pinguicula gracilis Zamudio Ruiz, 1988
  • Pinguicula grandiflora Lam., 1789
  • Pinguicula greenwoodii Cheek, 1994
  • Pinguicula gypsicola Brandeg., 1911
  • Pinguicula habilii Yıldırım, Şenol & Pirhan, 2012
  • Pinguicula hemiepiphytica Zamudio Ruiz & Rzedowski, 1991
  • Pinguicula heterophylla Benth., 1839
  • Pinguicula ibarrae Zamudio Ruiz, 2005
  • Pinguicula imitatrix Casper, 1963
  • Pinguicula immaculata Zamudio Ruiz & Lux, 1992
  • Pinguicula infundibuliformis Casper, 2003
  • Pinguicula involuta Ruiz & Pav., 1789
  • Pinguicula ionantha Godfr., 1961
  • Pinguicula jackii Barnhart, 1930
  • Pinguicula jaumavensis Debbert, 1991
  • Pinguicula kondoi Casper, 1974
  • Pinguicula laueana Speta & Fuchs, 1989
  • Pinguicula laxifolia Luhrs, 1995
  • Pinguicula leptoceras Rchb., 1823
  • Pinguicula lignicola Barnhart, 1920
  • Pinguicula lilacina Schlecht. & Cham., 1830
  • Pinguicula lippoldii Casper, 2007
  • Pinguicula lithophytica C.Panfet-Valdés & P.Temple, 2008
  • Pinguicula longifolia Ram. ex DC., 1805
  • Pinguicula lusitanica L., 1753
  • Pinguicula lutea Walt., 1788
  • Pinguicula macroceras Link, 1820
  • Pinguicula macrophylla H.B.K., 1817
  • Pinguicula martinezii Zamudio Ruiz, 2005
  • Pinguicula mesophytica Zamudio Ruiz, 1997
  • Pinguicula mirandae Zamudio Ruiz & Salinas, 1996
  • Pinguicula moctezumae Zamudio Ruiz & R.Z.Ortega, 1994
  • Pinguicula moranensis H.B.K., 1817
  • Pinguicula mundi Blanca, Jamilena, Ruiz-Rejon & Zamora, 1996
  • Pinguicula nevadensis (Lindbg.) Casper, 1962 (Bas.: Pinguicula vulgaris subsp. nevadensis)
  • Pinguicula oblongiloba A.DC., 1844
  • Pinguicula orchidioides A.DC., 1844
  • Pinguicula parvifolia Robinson, 1894
  • Pinguicula pilosa Luhrs, Studnicka & Gluch, 2004
  • Pinguicula planifolia Chapm., 1897
  • Pinguicula poldinii Steiger & Casper, 2001
  • Pinguicula potosiensis Speta & Fuchs, 1989
  • Pinguicula primuliflora Wood & Godfr., 1957
  • Pinguicula pumila Michx., 1803
  • Pinguicula ramosa Miyoshi ex Yatabe, 1890
  • Pinguicula rectifolia Speta & Fuchs, 1989
  • Pinguicula reticulata Fuchs ex Schlauer, 1991
  • Pinguicula rotundiflora Studnicka, 1985
  • Pinguicula sharpii Casper & K.Kondo, 1997
  • Pinguicula takakii Zamudio Ruiz & Rzedowski, 1986
  • Pinguicula toldensis Casper, 2007
  • Pinguicula utricularioides Zamudio Ruiz & Rzedowski, 1991
  • Pinguicula vallisneriifolia Webb, 1853
  • Pinguicula variegata Turcz., 1840
  • Pinguicula villosa L., 1753
  • Pinguicula vulgaris L., 1753
  • Pinguicula zecheri Speta & Fuchs, 1982

Roridula

This genus contains two extant species.

Sarracenia

The following list of 8 species is based on Sarraceniaceae of North America (2011).[7]

Some authorities additionally recognise up to three more species:

Stylidium

Around 300 species of Stylidium are currently recognised.

Stylidium bulbiferum
  • Stylidium bulbiferum : Circus triggerplant
  • Stylidium burbidgeanum
  • Stylidium buxifolium
  • Stylidium caespitosum : Fly-away triggerplant
  • Stylidium calcaratum : Book triggerplant
  • Stylidium candelabrum
  • Stylidium capillare
  • Stylidium caricifolium : Milkmaids
  • Stylidium carlquistii
  • Stylidium carnosum : Fleshy-leaved triggerplant
  • Stylidium caulescens
  • Stylidium ceratophorum
  • Stylidium chiddarcoopingense
  • Stylidium chinense
  • Stylidium choreanthum : Dancing triggerplant
  • Stylidium cicatricosum
  • Stylidium ciliatum : Golden triggerplant
  • Stylidium cilium
  • Stylidium clarksonii
  • Stylidium clavatum
  • Stylidium claytonioides
  • Stylidium coatesianum
  • Stylidium compressum
  • Stylidium confertum
  • Stylidium confluens
  • Stylidium cordifolium
  • Stylidium coroniforme : Wongan Hills triggerplant
  • Stylidium corymbosum : Whitecaps
  • Stylidium costulatum
  • Stylidium crassifolium : Thick-leaved triggerplant
  • Stylidium crossocephalum : Posy triggerplant
  • Stylidium cuneiformis
  • Stylidium cygnorum
  • Stylidium cymiferum
  • Stylidium daphne
  • Stylidium debile
  • Stylidium delicatum
  • Stylidium desertorum
  • Stylidium despectum : Dwarf triggerplant
  • Stylidium diceratum
Stylidium dichotomum
Bud and scape of Stylidium fimbriatum displaying the trichomes that can trap and kill insects.
Stlydium laricifolium print from William Jackson Hooker's 1823 Exotic Flora.
  • Stylidium productum
  • Stylidium proliferum
  • Stylidium prophyllum
  • Stylidium propinquum
  • Stylidium pruinosum
  • Stylidium pseudocaespitosum
  • Stylidium pseudohirsutum
  • Stylidium pseudosacculatum
  • Stylidium pseudotenellum
  • Stylidium pubigerum : Yellow Butterfly triggerplant
  • Stylidium pulchellum : Thumbelina triggerplant
  • Stylidium pulviniforme
  • Stylidium pycnostachyum : Downy triggerplant
  • Stylidium pygmaeum : Pygmy triggerplant
  • Stylidium quadrifurcatum : Four-pronged triggerplant
  • Stylidium ramosissimum
  • Stylidium ramosum
  • Stylidium reductum
  • Stylidium reduplicatum
  • Stylidium repens : Matted triggerplant
  • Stylidium rhipidium : Fan triggerplant
  • Stylidium rhynchocarpum : Black-beaked triggerplant
  • Stylidium ricae
  • Stylidium rigidulum
  • Stylidium rivulosum
  • Stylidium robustum
  • Stylidium roseo-alatum : Pink-wing triggerplant
  • Stylidium roseonanum
  • Stylidium roseum
  • Stylidium rotundifolium
  • Stylidium rubriscapum
  • Stylidium rupestre : Rock triggerplant
  • Stylidium sacculatum
  • Stylidium scabridum : Moth triggerplant
Curtis's Botanical Magazine print of Stylidium scandens.

Triphyophyllum

This genus contains a single extant species.

Utricularia

Extinct species

Aldrovanda

Numerous extinct species of Aldrovanda have been described, all of which are known only from fossil pollen and seeds (with the exception of A. inopinata, which is also known from fossilised laminae).

Archaeamphora

Artist's restoration of Archaeamphora longicervia.

This genus contains a single extinct species, described from fossilised leaf material. The identification of Archaeamphora as a pitcher plant (and therefore carnivorous plant) has been questioned by a number of authors.[4][8][9]

Droserapites

This is a form taxon known only from fossil pollen.

Droserapollis

This is a form taxon known only from fossil pollen.

Droseridites

This is a form taxon known only from fossil pollen. Three species of the "Droseridites echinosporus group" have been transferred to the genus Nepenthes (see below).

Fischeripollis

This is a form taxon known only from fossil pollen.

Nepenthes

Three species known only from fossil pollen and originally assigned to Droseridites have been transferred to the genus Nepenthes.

Nepenthidites

This is a form taxon known only from fossil pollen. Droseridites major (Nepenthes major) and Droseridites parvus are considered synonyms of Nepenthidites laitryngewensis by some authorities.[10]

Palaeoaldrovanda

This is a form taxon known only from what were originally described as fossil seeds. These supposed seeds have subsequently been identified as insect eggs.[8]

Saxonipollis

This is a form taxon known only from fossil pollen.

See also

References

  1. Lowrie, A. (2013). Preface. In: Carnivorous Plants of Australia Magnum Opus - Volume One. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. xi–xiii. ISBN 978-1-908787-11-8.
  2. Lowrie, A. (2013). Byblis. In: Carnivorous Plants of Australia Magnum Opus - Volume One. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. pp. 205–237. ISBN 978-1-908787-11-8.
  3. Fleischmann, A. (2012). Monograph of the Genus Genlisea. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. ISBN 978-190-878-700-2.
  4. 1 2 McPherson, S., A. Wistuba, A. Fleischmann & J. Nerz (2011). Sarraceniaceae of South America. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. ISBN 978-0-9558918-7-8.
  5. McPherson, S.R. (2009). Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. ISBN 978-0-9558918-2-3. ISBN 978-0-9558918-3-0.
  6. McPherson, S.R. (2011). New Nepenthes: Volume One. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. ISBN 978-0-9558918-9-2.
  7. McPherson, S. & D. Schnell (2011). Sarraceniaceae of North America. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. ISBN 978-0-9558918-6-1.
  8. 1 2 Heřmanová, Z. & J. Kvaček (2010). Late Cretaceous Palaeoaldrovanda, not seeds of a carnivorous plant, but eggs of an insect. Journal of the National Museum (Prague), Natural History Series, 179(9): 105–118.
  9. Brittnacher, J. (2013). Phylogeny and biogeography of the Sarraceniaceae. Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 42(3): 99–106.
  10. Saxena, R.K. & G.K. Trivedi (2006). A Catalogue of Tertiary Spores and Pollen from India. Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow.
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