Photo by Derrick Rowe,
Myrmecodia.invisionzone.com.
A young plant by Derrick Rowe,
Myrmecodia.invisionzone.com.
More plants by Derrick Rowe,
Myrmecodia.invisionzone.com. |
Author: |
Odoardo Beccari, 1884 |
Family: |
RUBIACEAE |
Origin: |
Eastern Papua New Guinea |
Soil: |
Epiphytic |
Water: |
Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
50 Centimetres |
Height: |
70 Centimetres |
Flower: |
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names: |
- |
Synonyms: |
Hydnophytum petiolatum
var. argentatum, Jebb & C.R.Huxley.
Hydnophytum petiolatum var. auridemens, Jebb & C.R.Huxley.
Hydnophytum petiolatum var. contortum, Jebb & C.R.Huxley.
Hydnophytum petiolatum var. lacum, Jebb & C.R.Huxley.
Hydnophytum petiolatum var. ledermannii, Jebb & C.R.Huxley.
Hydnophytum petiolatum var. nigrescens, Jebb & C.R.Huxley. |
This member of the Rubiaceae family
was given this name by Odoardo Beccari in 1884. It is found in eastern
Papua New Guinea, growing as an
epiphyte with
lots of water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to
50 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 70 centimetres in height. The flowers are white.
The
genera name after Greek hydnon meaning 'tuber' and phyton
meaning 'plant', after the swollen branches. The species name means
'having leaf-stalk, petiole'. |