Triphyophyllum
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| Triphyophyllum peltatum | ||||||||||||||
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| Triphyophyllum peltatum (Hutch. & Dalz.) Airy Shaw. |
Triphyophyllum is a monotypic plant genus, containing the single species Triphyophyllum peltatum. This is a tropical liana, with a three-stage lifecycle, each with a different shaped leaf, as indicated by its Latin name. In the first stage, T. peltatum has simple lanceolate leaves, and looks nondescript. However, it then develops long, glandular leaves, resembling those of Drosophyllum or Byblis, which capture insects. The plant then enters its adult liana form, with short non-carnivorous leaves on a long twining stem. Plants have been very difficult to obtain due to the highly politically unstable region it grows in.
