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thumb|An illustration of the inner chambers of a Myrmecodia plant

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Within Vinony's link graph, Myrmecodia is referenced by 26 other articles, and connects out to plant, International Standard Book Number and Queensland.

Vinony files it under Epiphytes, Myrmecophytes and Psychotrieae.

Its subject is documented across 23 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderGentianales
  5. FamilyRubiaceae
Native toBismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera
Observations recorded1,511

Myrmecodia beccarii на стволе дерева Эпифитные полукустарники с клубневидно утолщённым основанием стебля, пронизанным многочисленными полостями, которые населяют муравьи. Снаружи клубневидный стебель покрыт придаточными корнями (у некоторых видов они превращены в колючки). Побеги короткие, четырёхгранные, с супротивными листьями. Цветки мелкие, белые; плод — ягода.

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taxon name
Myrmecodia
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Myrmecodia
taxon common name
刺蚁茜属
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Structure and evolutionary adaptation
  • Nutrients
  • Species
  • Notes

thumb|An illustration of the inner chambers of a Myrmecodia plant

Myrmecodia is a genus of epiphytic plants, present in Indochina, Malesia, Papuasia, and Queensland, Australia. It is one of five ant-plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, the others being Anthorrhiza, Hydnophytum, Myrmephytum, and Squamellaria.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Myrmecodia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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