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The carnivorous plants in the order Caryophyllales co-opted jasmonate signalling from plant
defence to botanical carnivory. However, carnivorous plants have at least 11 independent …

Plants can sense and respond to non-damaging mechanical stimulation such as touch, rain,
or wind. Mechanical stimulation induces an increase of cytosolic calcium ([Ca 2+] cyt) …

In his famous book Insectivorous plants, Charles Darwin observed that the bending
response of tentacles in the carnivorous sundew plant Drosera rotundifolia was not triggered …

Carnivorous rainbow plants (Byblis, Byblidaceae, Lamiales) possess sticky flypaper traps for
the capture, retention, and digestion of prey (mainly small insects). The trapping system is …

Mimosa pudica, the sensitive plant, responds to stimuli such as touch and wounding with
leaf movements that propagate throughout the plant. The motion is driven by changes in the …

Background Mimosa bimucronata originates from tropical America and exhibits distinctive
leaf movement characterized by a relative slow speed. Additionally, this species possesses …

Nepenthes are carnivorous plants that colonize habitats poor in soil nutrients. To survive,
Nepenthes develop pitchers capable of capturing and digesting attracted prey. Prey‐derived …

Summary How the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) evolved the remarkable ability to
sense, capture, and digest animal prey for nutrients has long puzzled the scientific …

Carnivorous plant leaves, such as those of the spoon-leaved sundew Drosera spatulata,
secrete mucilage which hosts microorganisms potentially aiding in prey digestion. We …