Author: | Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer, 1911
|
Family: |
RUBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Philippines
|
Soil: |
Peat
- Epiphytic |
Water:
|
Maximum |
Sun: |
Minimum - Medium |
Thickness: |
10
Centimetres |
Height: |
35
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White -
Pale Blue |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
Ant
plant |
Synonyms: |
Myrmendoma
arfakiana, Beccari, 1884 |
This epiphytic or terrestrial
member of
the Rubiaceae
family was given this name by Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer in 1911. It is found
in Sibuyan Island, the Philippines, growing in the trees as an
epiphyte, but also on the ground. The "hairy" caudex can grow to ten centimetres in
diameter, the branches up to 35 centimetres. The flowers are from
white to pale blue.
The genera name from Latin Myrme; 'ant' and Latin -phyto;
'plant'. The species name
in honour of Odoardo Beccari (1843-1920), an Italian botanist,
specialised in palms, but also the author of i.e.
Myrmecodia jobiensis,
Hydnophytum
moseleyanum,
Hydnophytum
simplex,
Squamellaria
imberbis
and
Myrmecodia
platytyrea. A key
to the genera of the HYDNOPHYTTNAE is found on the
Myrmecodia alata
page. |