Myrmecodia lamii
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]
| Myrmecodia lamii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Myrmecodia |
| Species: | M. lamii |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecodia lamii Merr. & L.M.Perry | |
References
- Blumea Volume 37 Issue 2 (1993) pages 322-323 with illustration
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