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| Myrmecodia lamii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Myrmecodia |
| Species: | M. lamii |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecodia lamii Merr. & L.M.Perry | |
Myrmecodia lamii is a myrmecophilous (Ant loving) plant in the Gardenia Family (Rubiaceae) and native to New Guinea, with a greatly swollen hypocotyl region containing numerous tunnels and chambers utilized by certain species of ants as a colony. This hypocotyl can measure up to 70 centimeters (27.5 inches) in height by up to 45 cm ( 17.75 inches) in width; by far the largest known hypocotyl. The total height of the plant, including the blak and white ringed branches, comes to four feet (120 centimeters). The flowers are white or pale blue.
References
- Blumea Volume 37 Issue 2 (1993) pages 322-323 with illustration
- Bihrmann, "Caudiciforms - Myrmecodia lamii" at https://bihrmann.com/Caudiciforms/subs/myr-lam-subs.asp
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