Phylogeny and biogeography of carnivorous plant family nepenthaceae with reference to the indian pitcher plant nepenthes khasiana reveals an indian subcontinent. Phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequence data from the plastid rbcl gene indicates that both carnivory and. The known carnivorous species and genera represent nine independent angiosperm lineages. An update of the angiosperm phylogeny group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants. Genome of the pitcher plant cephalotus reveals genetic changes. By comparing the structure of the leaves, their degree of. Pdf phylogeny and biogeography of the carnivorous plant. Phylogeny and biogeography of the carnivorous plant. The largest group of carnivorous plants is in the plant order caryophyllales. Chase thecarnivorous habit in flowering plants represents agrade of structural organization. The carnivorous habit in flowering plants represents a grade of structural organization. Different morphological features associated with the attraction, trapping, and digestion of prey characterize a diversity of specialized forms, including the familiar pitcher and flypaper traps. The carnivorous plant family sarraceniaceae comprises three genera of. Pdf phylogeny and biogeography of carnivorous plant.
V a albert s e williams m w chase 1992 articletitlecarnivorous plants. Phylogenetic data indicate that nepenthes evolved from a drosera. Request pdf molecular phylogeny and character evolution of carnivorous. From dna studies we know the close relatives of the caryophyllales carnivores are the salt tolerant plant families frankeniaceae seaheath, tamaricaceae tamarisk, salt cedar, and plumbaginaceae plumbago, leadwort, sealavenders, seapinks plus the polygonaceae buckwheat, knotweed, rhubarb, and sorrel, and a. The approximately 800 species of carnivorous plant together provide a classic example of convergent evolution. The biogeographic distribution of carnivorous plants presents as intriguing a puzzle as the evolution of carnivory itself, but far more attention has been directed at understanding the evolution of carnivorous plants, than has been directed at understanding their biogeography. Phylogeny and biogeography of the carnivorous plant family sarraceniaceae article pdf available in plos one 76. The evolution of drosera and the other genera in the droseraceae provides as many twist and turns in the story as any gothic novel. Information about the structure and functioning of. Molecular phylogeny and character evolution of carnivorous plant. Pdf carnivorous plants popularly known as green predators have long. Right here in michigan i intend to study the evolution of local populations of carnivorous pitcher plants sarracenia purpurea while continuing to work on the phylogeny and population structure of hibiscus species endemic to madagascar. Phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequence data from the plastic rbcl gene indicates that both carnivory and. New evidence on the origin of carnivorous plants pnas.
Different morphological features associated with the attraction, trapping, and digestion of prey characterize a diversity of specialized forms, including the familiar. Energetics and the evolution of carnivorous plantsdarwins most. Pdf carnivorous plants may benefit from animalderived nutrients to supplement minerals from the soil. Carnivorous plants have fascinated scientists and the general public. Phylogeny and biogeography of the carnivorous plant family. Many of the structures and compounds used by carnivorous plants to trap and digest.
Carnivorous and insectivorous plants online, dionaea. Pdf phylogeny and biogeography of carnivorous plant family. We have selfincompatibility which in itself merits its own page and changes in chromosome numbers also with a separate discussion. Drosera phylogeny icps international carnivorous plant.
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