SQUAMELLARIA TENUIFLORA

This member of the Rubiaceae family was given this name by Guillaume Chomicki in 2016. It is found in Fiji on Viti Levu, Ovalau and Caroline Island (and Solomon Islands?), growing epiphytic with some water and some to lots sun. The caudex might grow to 30 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant might grow to 50 centimetres in height. The flowers are white. 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 'lender flowered'. 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. The hairless form from Colo i Suva Forest Park near Suva, Viti Levu Island, Fiji. Photo by Derrick Rowe. The hairless form from Colo i Suva Forest Park near Suva, Viti Levu Island, Fiji. Photo by Derrick Rowe.