Myrmecodia kutubuensis C.R.Huxley & Jebb

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Myrmecodia

Characteristics

A tuberous plant that grows attached to other plants. It is 5 cm thick and grows 30 cm tall. The flowers are white.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It has been located near Lake Kutubu in Papua New Guinea.
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Usage

Uses food medicinal
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed.
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:971924-1
WFO ID wfo-0000248275
COL ID 6RTCM
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Synonyms

Myrmecodia kutubuensis