ANTHORRHIZA BRACTEOSA

The genera name from Green anthos; 'flower' and rhiza; 'root' for the root-derived spines around the flowers. The specific name from the Latin word bractea meaning 'scale' and the suffix - osa meaning 'having many'. Only occasionally inhabited by ants, more usually by cockroaches, beetles and other invertebrates. 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. A leaf by Derrick Rowe. Flowers by Derrick Rowe. Another caudex by Derrick Rowe.