Author: | Joseph
Dalton Hooker, 1892 |
Family: |
RUBIACEAE |
Origin: |
New Guinea |
Soil: |
Epiphytic |
Water:
|
Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
25 Centimetres |
Height: |
50 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Hydnophytum
moseleyanum, Odoardo Beccari, 1885. |
This member of the Rubiaceae family was given this name by
Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1892. It is found
on New Guinea, growing as an epiphyte with
lots of water and some sun. The caudex can grow to 25
centimetres or more in diameter, the entire plant to 50 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are white. The
genera name after Greek hydnon meaning 'tuber' and phyton meaning
'plant', after the swollen branches. The species is named after Mr
Forbes, who collected the first plant and send it to KEW.
Hydnophyttnae KEY. |