Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1886 |
Family: |
RUBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Queensland; North-Eastern Australia |
Soil: |
Epiphytic | Water: |
Maximum | Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
21 Centimetres |
Height: |
30 Centimetres
| Flower: |
White |
Propagate: | Seeds |
Names: |
- |
Synonyms: |
Epidendroides tetrandra, Sol. | This member of the Rubiaceae family
was given this name by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1886. It is found in
north-eastern Australia, growing as an
epiphyte with lots of water and some sun. The caudex can grow to 21 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are white. A key
to the genera of the HYDNOPHYTTNAE is found on the
Myrmecodia alata
page.
The genera name means 'ant head'. The
species name after Odoardo
Beccari, a botanist who have named several other Rubiaceaes. |