SQUAMELLARIA MAJOR
Author:
Albert Charles Smith, 1967
Family:
RUBIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 37: 90 (1967)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
17 Centimetres
Height:
40 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
–
The genera name refers to the presence of fringed scales, or squamellae, which are produced within the petals in some species. The species name means 'big'. See the key to the species of Squamellaria on the Squamellaria guppyana page. A key to the genera of the HYDNOPHYTTNAE is found on the Myrmecodia alata page. Photo by Derrick Rowe.
Flower
White
Soil
Epiphytic
Water
Maximum
Sun
Minimum - Medium
