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PITCHER PLANTS [2 records]

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Record 1 2003-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Plant Biology
DEF

[A] plant which absorbs and digests animal substances as food.

CONT

Insectivorous plants capture and digest insects either passively(as the common pitcher plant or the sundew) or by the movement of certain organs(as the Venus’ flytrap).

OBS

The term "carnivorous" has a broader meaning than "entomophagous" (or "insectivorous"); the former applies to plants which subsist on nutrients obtained from the breakdown of animal protoplasm, whereas the latter is restricted to insects. They are, however, perfect synonyms in most cases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Plante possédant des organes capables de retenir ou de capturer de petits animaux, des insectes pour s'en nourrir.

OBS

Le terme «carnivore» possède un sens un peu plus large que «entomophage» (ou «insectivore»); le premier se dit des plantes qui se nourrissent de petits animaux ou d'insectes, tandis que le second est limité aux insectes. Ces termes sont, toutefois, la plupart du temps synonymes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1980-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
OBS

Those flowering plants that evolved the carnivorous habit can be divided into two groups according to their methods of catching prey : active trappers and passive trappers... The passive trappers include the pitcher plants, where the prey is captured and digested in pitcherlike structures formed by modification of the entire leaf...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
OBS

Les plantes à fleurs, ainsi devenues carnivores, se divisent en deux groupes, suivant leur façon de capturer les proies: les piégeurs actifs et les piégeurs passifs [...] Les piégeurs passifs comprennent les Sarracéniacées (familièrement appelés népenthès). La proie est capturée et digérée dans les organes en forme d'urne ou ascidies, formés par modification de toute la feuille [...] ou par allongement de l'extrémité de la feuille [...]

Spanish

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