Family · Other eudicots
Dioncophyllaceae
West African lianas of three genera, one of which (Triphyophyllum) is part-time carnivorous with sticky glandular leaves.
- Accepted species
- 3accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 3accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈7 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Africamost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Triphyophyllum
- Dioncophyllum
- Habropetalum
Genera
Dioncophyllum1 spp.
Habropetalum1 spp.
Triphyophyllum1 spp.
Where it grows
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Dioncophyllaceae sits in the order Caryophyllales.
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