The carnivorous plant tree of life: The placement of carnivorous plant genera within the flowering plant lineage

James Haig Streeter

Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 55(3):111-114
Published 3 August 2026

https://doi.org/10.55360/cpn553.js425

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Abstract

The Carnivorous Plant Tree of Life diagram draws on published phylogenomic research to illustrate the broader evolutionary setting in which carnivorous plants have arisen and to contextualize their placement within the flowering plant lineage.

Keywords: phylogenomic relationships, convergent traps, pitcher plant families, carnivory

Article Citation

James Haig Streeter. 2026. The carnivorous plant tree of life: The placement of carnivorous plant genera within the flowering plant lineage. Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 55(3):111-114. https://doi.org/10.55360/cpn553.js425

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