Author: |
C.R. Huxley & M.H.P. Jebb,
2019 |
Family: |
RUBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Mt Elimbari, Central Papua
New Guinea |
Soil: |
Epiphytic |
Water: |
Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
25-30 Centimetres |
Height: |
50 Centimetres |
Flower: |
White - Yellowish / Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names: |
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Rubiaceae family
was given this name by
Camilla Rose Huxley and Matthew H. P. Jebb in 2019. It is found
on Mount Elimbari in central Papua New Guinea, growing as an
epiphyte with
lots of water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to
30 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 50 centimetres in height. The flowers are white to yellowish with a faintly
green tip.
The
genera name after Greek hydnon meaning 'tuber' and phyton
meaning 'plant', after the swollen branches. The species is named after
the Daulo Pass, where the species is common.
The tuber collect
rainwater and is occupied by a range of invertebrates including
cockroaches, centipedes, spiders and on Mt Elimbari the arboreal frog
Cophixalus riparius. |