Author: | Matthew H.P. Jebb, 1993 |
Family: |
RUBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Papua New
Guinea
|
Soil: |
No;
Epiphytic - Moss |
Water:
|
Maximum |
Sun: |
Minimum - Medium |
Thickness: |
15 Centimetres |
Height: |
40 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White - Greenish White |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Rubiaceae
family was given this name by
Matthew H.P. Jebb
in 1993. It is found
in Papua New
Guinea, growing as
an epiphytic in moist forests, with
quite some water and little to some sun. The caudex can grow to
15 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 40 centimetres in
height, with one or rarely two branched stems The
flowers are white to greenish white, the fruits yellow.
The genera name from Green anthos; 'flower' and rhiza;
'root' for the root-derived spines around the flowers. The specific
name in honour of the finder; Dr Camilla Huxley.
Huxley & Jebb's key to
the Anthorrhiza genera can be found on the
Anthorrhiza
areolata page.
A key
to the genera of the HYDNOPHYTTNAE is found on the
Myrmecodia alata
page. |