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Myrmecodia tuberosa

Myrmecodia tuberosa
Myrmecodia tuberosa at the Huntington Museum of Art
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Myrmecodia
Species:
M. tuberosa
Binomial name
Myrmecodia tuberosa
Synonyms[1]
28 synonyms
  • Lasiostoma tuberosum (Jack) Spreng.
  • Bantiala rubra Dauphinot
  • Myrmecodia amboinensis Becc.
  • Myrmecodia apoensis Elmer
  • Myrmecodia armata DC.
  • Myrmecodia bullosa Becc.
  • Myrmecodia dahlii K.Schum.
  • Myrmecodia echinata F.Muell.
  • Myrmecodia echinata Gaudich.
  • Myrmecodia goramensis Becc.
  • Myrmecodia hispida A.Rich.
  • Myrmecodia inermis DC.
  • Myrmecodia kandariensis Becc.
  • Myrmecodia lanceolata Valeton
  • Myrmecodia menadensis Becc.
  • Myrmecodia muelleri Becc.
  • Myrmecodia oninensis Becc.
  • Myrmecodia paucispina Valeton
  • Myrmecodia peekelii Valeton
  • Myrmecodia pentasperma K.Schum.
  • Myrmecodia pulvinata Becc.
  • Myrmecodia rumphii Becc.
  • Myrmecodia salomonensis Becc.
  • Myrmecodia sibuyanensis Elmer
  • Myrmecodia sorsogonensis Elmer
  • Myrmecodia tuberosa Becc. ex Treub
  • Myrmecodia urdanetensis Elmer
  • Myrmecodia vivipara Warb.

Myrmecodia tuberosa, the ant plant, is a species of epiphytic plant in the family Rubiaceae.[2][1][3] The species has a symbiotic relationship with some ant species where ants use the hollow body of the plant as shelter, defend the plant from other insects, and provide nutrients to the plant through their waste.[4]

  • Myrmecodia tuberosa seedling
    Myrmecodia tuberosa seedling
  • Myrmecodia tuberosa young plant
    Myrmecodia tuberosa young plant

References

  1. ^ a b "Myrmecodia tuberosa Jack". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  2. ^ Janzen, Daniel H. (1974). "Epiphytic Myrmecophytes in Sarawak: Mutualism Through the Feeding of Plants by Ants". Biotropica. 6 (4): 237–259. Bibcode:1974Biotr...6..237J. doi:10.2307/2989668. JSTOR 2989668.
  3. ^ "Myrmecodia tuberosa Jack". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  4. ^ "Myrmecodia tuberosa". National Tropical Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
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