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Brocchinia hectioides
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Brocchinia hectioides

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  • bromeliad
    Bromeliaceae

    …of tank bromeliads (Brocchinia reducta, B. hectioides, and Catopsis berteroniana) are known to be carnivorous. (See Life in a Bromeliad Pool.)

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    …of tank bromeliads (Brocchinia reducta, B. hectioides, and Catopsis berteroniana) are known to be carnivorous. (See Life in a Bromeliad Pool.)

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  • Venus flytrap
    carnivorous plant
    / Major families

    …three carnivorous species: Brocchinia reducta, B. hectioides, and Catopsis berteroniana. Those species have urnlike pitfall traps formed by the tightly packed leaf bases that are characteristic of the family. They are not known to produce digestive enzymes and instead rely on bacteria to break down their prey.

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    …three carnivorous species: Brocchinia reducta, B. hectioides, and Catopsis berteroniana. Those species have urnlike pitfall traps formed by the tightly packed leaf bases that are characteristic of the family. They are not known to produce digestive enzymes and instead rely on bacteria to break down their prey.

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