Myrmecodia
Myrmecodia
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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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