Abstract
Philcoxia P. Taylor & V.C. Souza is a recently described genus comprising three species endemic to the Brazilian "campo rupestre" formation. Species of Philcoxia are unique within Plantaginaceae due to their underground stems and peltate, underground leaves that are able to capture and digest small nematodes. Carnivory in P. minensis V.C. Souza & Giul. is a rare condition and the only kn…