Portuguese sundew (Drosophyllum)
Description
Drosophyllum is a genus of carnivorous plants containing the single species Drosophyllum lusitanicum (Portuguese sundew or dewy pine). In appearance, it is similar to the related genus Drosera (the sundews), and to the much more distantly related Byblis (the rainbow plants). The genus had always been assumed to be closely allied to Drosera, and was previously placed in the Droseraceae. Recent molecular and biochemical studies, however, place it in the monotypic Drosophyllaceae, as recommended by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, and allied with the Dioncophyllaceae (Triphyophyllum) and Ancistrocladaceae.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Drosophyllaceae
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Genus: Drosophyllum
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