MYRMEPHYTUM BECCARII
Author:
Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer, 1911
Family:
RUBIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 3: 1037 (1911)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
10 Centimetres
Height:
35 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Myrmendoma arfakiana, Beccari, 1884
The genera name from Latin Myrme; 'ant' and Latin -phyto; 'plant'. The species name in honour of Odoardo Beccari (1843-1920), an Italian botanist, specialised in palms, but also the author of i.e. Myrmecodia jobiensis, Hydnophytum moseleyanum, Hydnophytum simplex, Squamellaria imberbis and Myrmecodia platytyrea. A key to the genera of the HYDNOPHYTTNAE is found on the Myrmecodia alata page.
Flower
White - Pale Blue
Soil
Peat - Epiphytic
Water
Maximum
Sun
Minimum - Medium
