Biblidáceas
Byblidaceae
Small family of Australian carnivorous plants (and one species from Papua New Guinea) of genus Byblis, known as rainbow plants for the iridescent glitter of their sticky glands. With 7 species, they are morphologically similar to Drosera but not related. Flowers are actinomorphic, purple to lilac. Capture insects via mucilage on the entire surface of leaves and stems.
Byblis
Byblis
Genus of 7 species of Australian "rainbow plants" and one from Papua New Guinea. Their linear leaves and stems are completely covered with mucilage-secreting glands that glitter with iridescent flashes in the sun (hence the name "rainbow plant"). Morphologically similar to Drosera but in a different phylogenetic position. Flowers are actinomorphic, pentamerous, lilac to purple, with poricidal anthers. Only certain pollinators can vibrate the anthers to release pollen (buzz pollination).