What is Triphyophyllum?
{{italictitle}} {{speciesbox |image = Triphyophyllum peltatum.jpg |genus = Triphyophyllum |parent_authority = [[Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw|Airy Shaw]] |species = peltatum |authority = ([[John Hutchinson (botanist)|Hutch.]] & [[John McEwan Dalziel|Dalz.]]) Airy Shaw |range_map = Triphyophyllum distribution.svg |range_map_caption = ''Triphyophyllum'' distribution |synonyms = *''Dioncophyllum peltatum''<br><small>Hutch. & Dalz.</small> *''Ouratea glomerata''<br><small>A.Chev.</small> }} '''''Triphyophyllum''''' is a [[carnivorous plant]] [[genus]] with only one [[species]] '''''Triphyophyllum peltatum'''''. It is [[native]] to tropical western [[Africa]], in [[Sierra Leone]] and [[Liberia]], growing in [[tropical rainforest]]s. [[File:TriphyophyllumPeltatumTopview.jpg|thumb|A ''Triphyophllum'' plant entering its carnivorous stage.]] It is a [[liana]], with a three-stage lifecycle, each with a different shaped [[leaf]], as indicated by its [[Greek language|Greek]] name. In the first stage, ''T. Peltatum'' has simple lance-like leaves, and looks nondescript. It then develops long, glandular leaves, like those of the related ''[[Drosophyllum]]''. These sticky leaves capture insects. The plant then enters its adult liana form, with short non-carnivorous leaves on a long twining stem and small hook like appendages on its leaves. ''T. Peltatum'' is cultivated in only three botanical gardens: [[Abidjan]], [[Bonn]], and [[Würzburg]]. It is extremely rare in private collections. == Appearance == [[File:Triphyophyllum peltatum 460737542.jpg|thumb|A ''Tryphyophyllum'' plant in its carnivorous stage.]] with a three-stage lifecycle ''T. Peltatum'' has a different appearance throughout its life. The first stage, ''T.'' ''Peltatum'' forms a rosette of simple lanceolate leaves with undulate margins. Because of the limited information and cultivation of ''T.'' ''Peltatum'' the next 2 stages of the life cycle are hard to study. Another reason for this lack of information is that ''T.'' ''Peltatum'' is only carnivorous if there