| Author: | C.R.
Huxley & M. H.P. Jebb,
1993 |
| Family: |
RUBIACEAE | |
Origin: |
Southern Papua New Guinea | |
Soil: |
Epiphyte - Moss | | Water: |
Maximum | | Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
5 Centimetres |
| Height: |
30 Centimetres
| | Flower: |
White |
| Propagate: | Seeds |
| Names: |
- | |
Synonyms: |
- | This member of the Rubiaceae family
was given this name by Camilla Rose Huxley and Matthew H.P. Jebb in 1993. It is found in
Southern Highlands, Lake Kutubu, Papua New Guinea, growing as an epiphyte with
lots water and some sun. The caudex can grow to five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are white.
The genera name means 'ant head'. The
species name for the occurrence around Lake Kutubu in Papau New Guinea.
A key
to the genera of the HYDNOPHYTTNAE is found on the
Myrmecodia alata
page. | 
