Author: | Guillaume
Chomicki, 2016 |
Family: |
RUBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Vanua Levu; Fiji |
Soil: |
Epiphytic |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium -
Maximum |
Thickness: |
25-30 Centimetres |
Height: |
60 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
Ant Plant |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Rubiaceae family was given this name by Guillaume
Chomicki in 2016. It is found
on Vanua Levu in Fiji, growing epiphytic with
some water and some sun. The caudex might grow to 25-30 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant might grow to
60 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are white. The
genera name refers to the presence of fringed scales, or
squamellae, which are produced within the petals in some
species. The species is named in honour of Camilla R. Huxley-Lambrick, née Huxley, for her key
contributions to the biology and taxonomy of ant plants in the
Rubiaceae.
See the key to the species of
Squamellaria on the
Squamellaria guppyana page. A key
to the genera of the HYDNOPHYTTNAE is found on the
Myrmecodia alata
page. |