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And the caudex by Igrowantplants, Picclick.com (ID?).

Author: 

M.H.P. Jebb & C.R. Huxley, 2019

Family:  RUBIACEAE
Origin: 

Mount Bwebwesu + Rossel Island; Papua New Guinea

Soil: 

Epiphytic

Water: 

Maximum

Sun: 

Medium - Maximum

Thickness: 

15 Centimetres

Height: 

60 Centimetres

Flower: 

White

Propagate: 

Seeds

Names: 

-

Synonyms: 

-

This member of the Rubiaceae family was given this name by Matthew H.P. Jebb and Camilla Rose Huxley in 2019. It is found on Mount Bwebwesu and Rossel Island; Papua New Guinea, growing as an epiphyte on rocks with quite some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to fifteen centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 60 centimetres in height. The flowers are white while the fruits are red.

The genera name after Greek hydnon meaning 'tuber' and phyton meaning 'plant', after the swollen branches. The species is named the d’Entrecasteaux islands from where the species was first recognised.