Author: |
Low, Sugau & Wong,
2016 |
Family: |
RUBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Northern Borneo, Malaysia |
Soil: |
Epiphytic |
Water:
|
Maximum |
Sun: |
Minimum - Medium |
Thickness: |
3-7 Centimetres |
Height: |
24-55 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Former known as "Hydnophytum
perangustum" |
This member of the
Rubiaceae family was given this name by Yee Wen Low, John B. Sugau
and Khoon Meng Wong in 2016. It is found
in Malaysia; Northern Borneo, growing as an epiphyte with
lots of water and little to some sun. The caudex can grow to
three or even seven
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant from 24 to 55 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are white. The
genera name after Greek hydnon meaning 'tuber' and phyton meaning
'plant', after the swollen branches. The species is
named in honour of Christian Puff, 1949-2013, a professor of botany
in Vienna.
Hydnophyttnae KEY. |