Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-665.43.17
Hydnophytum formicarum
Hydnophytum formicarium.
Name: Hydnophytum formicarium.
Name: from Greek
hydnon "tuber", and phyton "plant",Region: Southeast Asia, Pacific, Queensland.
Genus: 55 species.
Botany: epiphytic; ant symbiosis; stem swollen succulent; known as antplants or ant-house plants
Taxonomy: related to Myrmecodia.