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Drawing by  Rosemary Wise.
Any photo of this plant will be appreciated!

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.