Triphyophyllum
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{{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | name = Triphyophyllum | image = Triphyophyllum peltatum.jpg | image_width = 240px | regnum = Plantae | divisio = Magnoliophyta | classis = Magnoliopsida | ordo = Caryophyllales | familia = Dioncophyllaceae | genus = Triphyophyllum | species = T. peltatum | binomial = Triphyophyllum peltatum | binomial_authority = (Hutch. & Dalz.) Airy Shaw. }}
Triphyophyllum is a monotypic plant genus, containing the single species Triphyophyllum peltatum. This is a tropical liana, with a three-stage lifecycle, each with a different shaped leaf, as indicated by its greek name. In the first stage, T. peltatum has simple lanceolate leaves, and looks nondescript. However, it then additionally develops long, glandular leaves, resembling those of the related Drosophyllum, which capture insects. The plant then enters its adult liana form, with short non-carnivorous leaves on a long twining stem. It currently is in horticulture in three botanical gardens: Abidjan, Bonn and Würzburg.Template:Plant-stub