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Family: RUBIACEAE 
 Squamellaria imberbis
 

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Author:  Odoardo Beccari 1886
Family:  Rubiaceae
Habitat:  Fiji Islands
Soil:  No, Epiphytic
Water:  Maximum
Sun:  Minimum-Medium
Thickness:  18 centimetres
Height:  18 Centimetres
Flower:  White
Reproduction:  Seeds
Pop names:  Ant plant
Synonyms:  Myrmecodia imberbis, A. Gray 1858. Hydnophytum imberbe, Bentham & Hooker 1890
This epiphytic or terrestrial member of the Rubiaceae family was given this name by Baccari in 1886. It is found on the Fiji Islands. The hollow caudex can grow up to 18 centimetres in diameter and 30 centimetres long..