Author: | Odoardo Beccari, 1884 |
Family: |
RUBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Sorong;
Western Papua New Guinea |
Soil: |
None;
Epiphytic |
Water:
|
Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
14 Centimetres |
Height: |
50 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Rubiaceae family was given this name by Odoardo Beccari in
1884. It is found
in western Papua New Guinea, growing as an epiphyte, but it thrive in a well drained
organic soil with
quite some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to fourteen
centimetres or more in diameter, the entire plant to 50 centimetres
or more in
height. The
flowers are white. The
genera name means 'ant head'. The species name for the occurrence in
Jobi in Irian Jaya.
A key
to the genera of the HYDNOPHYTTNAE is found on the
Myrmecodia alata
page. |