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Hydnophytum
''Hydnophytum'' is a genus of epiphytic myrmecophytes (ant plants) native to Southeast Asia, the Pacific region and also extending into Queensland in northern Australia. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek ''hydnon'' "tuber", and ''phyton'' "plant", after their appearance with their swollen succulent stems. The species grow in tree branches and on trunks. Like the related genus ''Myrmecodia'', they are known as antplants or ant-house plants. The type species is '' Hydnophytum formicarum'' from the Philippines. The genus contains 55 species, of which 44 are found in and around the island of New Guinea. Many are poorly known, with 11 known only from the holotype. They form a symbiotic relationship with ants. Ant plants provide habitats for ant colonies high up into the forest canopy, protecting them from the elements and also predators because of the spines. Hollow, smooth-walled tunnels form within the caudex with external entrance holes, providing an above-ground home for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydnophytum Moseleyanum
''Hydnophytum moseleyanum'', commonly known as smooth ant plant, is a plant in the coffee and gardenia family Rubiaceae native to the Philippines, New Guinea and Cape York Peninsula in Australia. It is an epiphyte that inhabits mangrove forest and rainforest, and it forms a symbiotic relationship with certain species of ants. Taxonomy This species was first described in 1884 by the Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari, and published in his book ''Malesia''. Conservation This species is listed by the Queensland Government's Department of Environment, Science and Innovation as "special least concern", a rating unique to Queensland which is ranked between "least concern" and "near threatened". , it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). References External links View a mapof herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium View observationsof this species on iNaturalist iNaturalist is an American 501(c)( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydnophytum Formicarum
''Hydnophytum formicarum'', commonly called a "Baboon's head" or "Ant plant", is an epiphyte native to Southeast Asia and is considered critically endangered in Singapore. It is a myrmecophyte as ants live in its tuber, also known as a caudex, and pollinate its flowers. It resides in open-canopied areas, rainforests, and terrestrial regions of high elevation. Description This epiphyte grows a tuber also known as a caudex, that is spineless and contains chambers; many of which are connected to one another. These tubers may grow 10–55 cm in diameter with two to four stems that reach about 60 cm long. The leaves, which grow 4–15 cm long and 2–7 cm wide, are opposite, elliptical and have a leathery texture. Flowers are four-merous, white, and occur in groups of 3–10, which then yield orange, fleshy fruits 6–7 mm in diameter Mutualisms Ants Ants that have been reported to be inhabiting this myrmecophyte include: '' Iridomyrmex cordatus'', ''Campon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrmecodia
''Myrmecodia'' is a genus of Epiphyte, epiphytic plants, present in Indochina, Malesia, Papuasia, and Queensland, Australia. It is one of five ant-plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, the others being ''Anthorrhiza'', ''Hydnophytum'', ''Myrmephytum'', and ''Squamellaria''. Myrmecophytes, or ant plants, live in a Mutualism (biology), mutualistic association with a colony of ants. These plants possess structural adaptations that provide ants with food and/or shelter. ''Myrmecodia'' are also classified as epiphytes. The term ''epiphytic'' derives from the Greek ''epi-'' (meaning 'upon') and ''phyton'' (meaning 'plant'). Epiphytic plants are sometimes called "air plants" because they do not root in soil. An epiphyte is a plant that grows harmlessly upon another plant and derives its nutrition and water supply from the air and debris found in its immediate environment. Epiphytes are a non-parasitic type of plant and differ from parasitic organisms in that this type of plant only re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squamellaria
''Squamellaria'' is a genus of myrmecophytic flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It includes eight species native to the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji. It is one of five ant-plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, the others being '' Anthorrhiza'', '' Hydnophytum'', ''Myrmecodia'', and '' Myrmephytum''. Species Eight species are accepted: *'' Squamellaria grayi'' – Fiji *'' Squamellaria guppyana'' – Solomon Islands *'' Squamellaria huxleyana'' – Fiji *'' Squamellaria imberbis'' ( A.Gray) Becc. – Fiji ( Vanua Levu) *'' Squamellaria kajewskii'' – Solomon Islands ( Bougainville, Santa Isabel) *'' Squamellaria major'' A.C.Sm. – Fiji (Taveuni Taveuni (pronounced ) is the third-largest island in Fiji, after Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, with a total land area of . The cigar-shaped island, a massive shield volcano which rises from the floor of the Pacific Ocean, is situated east of Vanua ...: Mt. Manuka) *'' Squamellaria thekii'' Jebb – Fiji *'' Squame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrmephytum
''Myrmephytum'' is a genus of myrmecophytic flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is distributed from central Malesia to New Guinea. It is one of five ant-plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, the others being '' Anthorrhiza'', '' Hydnophytum'', ''Myrmecodia'', and '' Squamellaria''. Species The following list of 5 species is sourced from The Plant List.''Myrmephytum'' The Plant List
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Anthorrhiza
''Anthorrhiza'' is a genus of myrmecophytic flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ..., including the Louisiade Archipelago. It is one of five ant-plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, the others being '' Hydnophytum'', '' Myrmecodia'', '' Myrmephytum'', and '' Squamellaria''. Species * '' Anthorrhiza areolata'' C.R.Huxley & Jebb * '' Anthorrhiza bracteosa'' C.R.Huxley & Jebb * '' Anthorrhiza caerulea'' C.R.Huxley & Jebb * '' Anthorrhiza camilla'' Jebb * '' Anthorrhiza chrysacantha'' C.R.Huxley & Jebb * '' Anthorrhiza echinella'' C.R.Huxley & Jebb * '' Anthorrhiza mitis'' C.R.Huxley & Jebb * '' Anthorrhiza recurvispina'' C.R.Huxley & Jebb * '' Anthorrhiza stevensii'' C.R.Huxley & Jebb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Jebb
Matthew Hilary Peter Jebb (born 1958) is an Irish people, Irish botany, botanist and taxonomy (biology), taxonomist specialising in the ant plant genus, genera ''Squamellaria'', ''Myrmecodia'', ''Hydnophytum'', ''Myrmephytum'' and ''Anthorrhiza'', as well as the carnivorous plant genus ''Nepenthes''. Jebb has described several new ''Nepenthes'' species, all with Martin Cheek, including: ''Nepenthes argentii, N. argentii'', ''Nepenthes aristolochioides, N. aristolochioides'', ''Nepenthes danseri, N. danseri'', ''Nepenthes diatas, N. diatas'', ''Nepenthes lamii, N. lamii'', ''Nepenthes mira, N. mira'', and ''Nepenthes murudensis, N. murudensis''. Jebb and Cheek also raised ''Nepenthes macrophylla, N. macrophylla'' to species rank. Jebb and Cheek revised the genus in two major monographs: "A skeletal revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae), A skeletal revision of ''Nepenthes'' (Nepenthaceae)" (1997)Jebb, M.H.P. & M.R. Cheek 1997. A skeletal revis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
