Author: | E.D. Merrill & Lily M. Perry, 1945 |
Family: |
RUBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Northern
Solomon Islands |
Soil: |
Epiphytic |
Water:
|
Medium -
Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
12 Centimetres |
Height: |
50 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Might
be: Squamellaria kajewskii, Guillaume Chomicki, 2016 |
This odd member of the Rubiaceae family was
first given this name by
Elmer Drew Merrill and Lily May Perry in 1945. DNA revealed it is a
Squamellaria. It is found
on the rainforest trees of northern Solomon Islands, growing with
plenty water and some sun. The caudex can grow to twelve
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 50 centimetres in
height. The genera name
after Greek hydnon meaning 'tuber' and phyton meaning
'plant', after the swollen branches. The species after S. F. Kajewski,
a botanical collector.
Hydnophyttnae KEY. |