What plant family contains the carnivorous bromeliad Brocchinia reducta?

The carnivorous bromeliad Brocchinia reducta belongs to the plant family Bromeliaceae.

Bromeliaceae is the bromeliad family, best known to many people for pineapples, air plants, and tank-forming rosettes. Brocchinia reducta is an unusual member because it captures animal prey, yet its family placement remains firmly within the bromeliads rather than the better-known carnivorous families Lentibulariaceae, Droseraceae, or Nepenthaceae.

The plant forms a funnel-like rosette from overlapping yellow-green leaves. Rainwater collects in the central cup, while a loose, waxy coating on the leaves makes the surface slippery. Ultraviolet-reflective leaves and a sweet odor may attract insects; prey then slides into the water and is unable to escape. Nutrient-absorbing trichomes help the plant benefit from the captured material.

Its carnivory can cause confusion because most bromeliads are not carnivorous. Brocchinia reducta is native to nutrient-poor, wet habitats on the Guiana Shield, including parts of Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, and Guyana. The genus Brocchinia is also regarded as one of the most basal lineages within Bromeliaceae.