Family · Rosids

Cephalotaceae

Albany pitcher plant

Single-species family comprising the Albany pitcher plant, a carnivorous herb of southwestern Australia.

Accepted species: 1accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈76 MaCretaceous · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Australasiamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Cephalotus follicularis

Its genus

Cephalotus1 spp.

Where it grows

Australasia1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Cephalotaceae sits in the order Oxalidales.