Author: | C.R. Huxley &
M.H.P. Jebb,
1990 |
Family: |
RUBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Papua New Guinea |
Soil: |
Epiphytic |
Water:
|
Medium - Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
25 Centimetres |
Height: |
40 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Rubiaceae
family was given this name by Camilla Rose Huxley and
Matthew H. P. Jebb in 1990. It is found
in Papua New Guinea, growing as an epiphyte with
quite some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to
25
centimetres in diameter and 18 high, the few, rarely branched
stems to 15 centimetres in
length. The
flowers are white. The
genera name from Green anthos; 'flower' and rhiza;
'root' for the root-derived spines around the flowers. The specific
name describes the spine-covered inflorescences, which look
like small sea-urchins or pin-cushions.
Huxley & Jebb's key to
the Anthorrhiza genera can be found on the
Anthorrhiza
areolata page.
A key
to the genera of the HYDNOPHYTTNAE is found on the
Myrmecodia alata
page. |