and allied with the Dioncophyllaceae (Triphyophyllum) and Ancistrocladaceae. Classification The APG system (1998) and APG II system (2003) assign Drosophyllaceae to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots. D. lusitanicum had previously always been included in the family Droseraceae, as it catches insects with a method reminiscent of that used by many plants in that family. Recent molecular and biochemical evidence (see the AP-Website) suggests the carnivorous taxa in the order Caryophyllales (the families Droseraceae, Drosophyllaceae, Nepenthaceae, and the species Triphyophyllum peltatum) all belong to the same clade, which does not consist only of carnivorous plants, but also includes some noncarnivorous plants, such as those in the family Ancistrocladaceae. References External links International carnivorous plant society A detailed look at Drosophyllum Botanical Society of America, Drosophyllum lusitanicum Link. Monotypic Caryophyllales genera Carnivorous plants of Africa Carnivorous plants of Europe Flora of Morocco Flora of Portugal Flora of Spain Caryophyllales