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Myrmecodia

Myrmecodia

43 species Rubiaceae

Morphological Summary

Genus of the family Rubiaceae comprising epiphytic plants with a hypertrophied base full of chambers inhabited by ants (myrmecophytism). Native to the Australasian tropics, from Malaysia to the Pacific. The relationship with ants is mutualistic: ants fertilize the plant with their waste and protect it from herbivores.

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Myrmecodia alata

Winged ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00016
Origin Nueva Guinea, Islas Salomón
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Myrmecodia albertisii

Albertis's ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00035
Origin Nueva Guinea (Papua Nueva Guinea)
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Myrmecodia amboinensis Becc.

Ambon Ant Plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00001
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Myrmecodia angustifolia

Narrow-leaf ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00036
Origin Nueva Guinea, Islas adyacentes
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Myrmecodia apoensis Elmer

Apo Ant Plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00002
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Myrmecodia archboldiana

Archbold's ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00037
Origin Nueva Guinea (tierras altas)
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Myrmecodia armata

Armed ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00017
Origin Indochina, Malasia peninsular, Sumatra, Java, Filipinas
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Myrmecodia armata DC.

Armed Ant Plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00003
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Myrmecodia aureospina

Golden-spined ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00038
Origin Nueva Guinea, Sulawesi
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Myrmecodia beccarii

Queensland ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00018
Origin Queensland, Australia (Cooktown a Ingham)
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Myrmecodia brassii

Brass's ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00039
Origin Nueva Guinea (Papua Nueva Guinea, tierras altas del sureste)
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Myrmecodia bullosa Becc.

Bulbous Ant Plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00004
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Myrmecodia dahlii K.Schum.

Dahl's Ant Plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00005
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Myrmecodia echinata

Spiny ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00019
Origin Malasia, Borneo, Sumatra, Filipinas
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Myrmecodia echinata Gaudich.

Spiny Ant Plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00006
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Myrmecodia erinacea

Wavy-leaf ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00020
Origin Nueva Guinea, Archipiélago de Bismarck
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Myrmecodia ferox

Fierce ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00021
Origin Nueva Guinea (Papua Nueva Guinea e Irian Jaya)
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Myrmecodia goramensis Becc.

Goram Ant Plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00007
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Myrmecodia gracilispina

Slender-spined ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00040
Origin Nueva Guinea, Filipinas
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Myrmecodia hispida A.Rich.

Hispid Ant Plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00008
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Myrmecodia horrida

Horrid ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00041
Origin Nueva Guinea (Papua Nueva Guinea)
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Myrmecodia inermis DC.

Unarmed Ant Plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00009
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Myrmecodia jobiensis

Yapen Island ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00022
Origin Isla Yapen (Japen), Irian Jaya, Indonesia
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Myrmecodia kandariensis Becc.

Kandari Ant Plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00010
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Myrmecodia lamii

Lam and Perry's ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00023
Origin Nueva Guinea Occidental (Irian Jaya, Indonesia)
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Myrmecodia lanceolata Valeton

Lance-leaved Ant Plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00011
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Myrmecodia longifolia

Long-leaf ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00042
Origin Nueva Guinea
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Myrmecodia melanacantha

Black-spined ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00024
Origin Nueva Guinea (Papua Nueva Guinea)
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Myrmecodia menadensis Becc.

Manado Ant Plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00012
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Myrmecodia muelleri Becc.

Mueller's Ant Plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00013
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Myrmecodia oninensis Becc.

Onin Ant Plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00014
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Myrmecodia paucispina Valeton

Few-spined Ant Plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00015
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Myrmecodia pendens

Pendulous ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00025
Origin Nueva Guinea, archipiélago de Bismarck, Islas Salomón
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Myrmecodia platytyrea

Flat-shield ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00026
Origin Nueva Guinea, Sulawesi, Maluku (Molucas)
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Myrmecodia platytyrea subsp. antrorsa

Forward-spined ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00027
Origin Nueva Guinea, Molucas
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Myrmecodia pubescens

Pubescent ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00028
Origin Nueva Guinea, Islas adyacentes
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Myrmecodia salomonensis

Solomon Islands ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00029
Origin Islas Salomón
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Myrmecodia schlechteri

Schlechter's ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00030
Origin Papua Nueva Guinea
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Myrmecodia similis

Similar ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00031
Origin Nueva Guinea, Archipiélago de Bismarck
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Myrmecodia sterrophylla

Hard-leaf ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00032
Origin Nueva Guinea, Archipiélago de Bismarck
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Myrmecodia tuberosa

Tuberous ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00033
Origin Sureste de Asia tropical, Nueva Guinea, norte de Australia, Islas Salomón
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Myrmecodia tuberosa 'Papuana'

Papuan tuberous ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00043
Origin Nueva Guinea (cultivar de origen horticultural)
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Myrmecodia verecunda

Modest ant plant

Specimen ID RN-MYRMC-00034
Origin Nueva Guinea
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