''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
Myrmecophytes (; literally "ant-plant") are plants that live in a mutualistic association with a colony of ants. There are over 100 different genera of myrmecophytes. These plants possess structural adaptations that provide ants with food an ...
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
The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant species ...
.
[''Myrmephytum'']
The Plant List
The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant species ...
.
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Myrmephytum arfakianum''
(Becc.) Huxley & Jebb
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Myrmephytum beccarii''
Elmer
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Myrmephytum moniliforme''
Huxley & Jebb
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Myrmephytum naumannii''
(Warb.) Huxley & Jebb
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Myrmephytum selebicum''
(Becc.) Becc.
References
Rubiaceae genera
Myrmecophytes
Taxa named by Odoardo Beccari
Psychotrieae
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