Myrmecodia tuberosa, Rubiaceae. A Rare Epiphytic Ant Plant from North East Australia and the Solomon Islands.

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Myrmecodia tuberosa, Rubiaceae. A Rare Epiphytic Ant Plant from North East Australia and the Solomon Islands. Ants live in the bulbous extension provided by the plant. In return for this shelter the ants protect the plant from predators.

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Location: Australia
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Keywords: ant, australia, botanical, botany, east, epiphyte, epiphytic, flora, florapix, flower, flowers, forest, green, islands, leaf, leaves, myrmecodia, natural, nature, north, plant, plants, rare, rubiaceae, solomon, tropical, tuberosa