Myrmecodia lamii
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| Myrmecodia lamii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Myrmecodia |
| Species: | M. lamii
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecodia lamii Merr. & L.M.Perry
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Myrmecodia lamii is a myrmecophilous (Ant loving) plant in the Gardenia Family (Rubiaceae) and native to New Guinea, with a greatly swollen hypocotyl region containing numerous tunnels and chambers utilized by certain species of ants as a colony. This hypocotyl can measure up to 70 centimeters (27.5 inches) in height by up to 45 cm ( 17.75 inches) in width; by far the largest known hypocotyl.[1] The total height of the plant, including the blak and white ringed branches, comes to four feet (120 centimeters). The flowers are white or pale blue.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Blumea Volume 37 Issue 2 (1993) pages 322-323 with illustration
- ^ Bihrmann, "Caudiciforms - Myrmecodia lamii" at https://bihrmann.com/Caudiciforms/subs/myr-lam-subs.asp
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