Myrmecodia tuberosa

Myrmecodia tuberosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Psychotrieae
Genus: Myrmecodia
Species: Myrmecodia tuberosa

Name

Myrmecodia tuberosa Jack Trans. Linn. Soc. 14: 123 (1823)

• Lectotypus: Rumphius Herb. Amboin. 119, t.55. 1750.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lasiostoma tuberosum (Jack) Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 423 (1824)
• Heterotypic
  • Bantiala rubra Dauphinot H.A.Tessier, Encycl. Méth., Agric. 2: 56 (1791)
  • Myrmecodia amboinensis Becc. Malesia 2: 97 (1884)
  • Myrmecodia apoensis Elmer Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 3: 1040 (1911)
  • Myrmecodia armata DC. Prodr. 4: 450 (1830)
  • Myrmecodia bullosa Becc. Malesia 2: 108 (1884)
  • Myrmecodia dahlii K.Schum. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 2: 153 (1898)
  • Myrmecodia echinata F.Muell. Papuan Pl.: 90 (1877), nom. illeg.
  • Myrmecodia echinata Gaudich. Voy. Uranie: 472 (1830), nom. illeg.
  • Myrmecodia goramensis Becc. Malesia 2: 118 (1884)
  • Myrmecodia hispida A.Rich. Mém. Rubiac.: 11 (1830), sphalm.
  • Myrmecodia inermis DC. Prodr. 4: 450 (1830), nom. illeg.
  • Myrmecodia kandariensis Becc. Malesia 2: 100 (1884)
  • Myrmecodia lanceolata Valeton Nova Guinea 8: 510 (1911)
  • Myrmecodia menadensis Becc. Malesia 2: 176 (1885)
  • Myrmecodia muelleri Becc. Malesia 2: 102 (1884)
  • Myrmecodia oninensis Becc. Malesia 2: 110 (1884)
  • Myrmecodia paucispina Valeton Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 61: 150 (1927)
  • Myrmecodia peekelii Valeton Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 61: 147 (1927)
  • Myrmecodia pentasperma K.Schum. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 2: 154 (1898)
  • Myrmecodia pulvinata Becc. Malesia 2: 103 (1884)
  • Myrmecodia rumphii Becc. Malesia 2: 117 (1884)
  • Myrmecodia salomonensis Becc. Malesia 2: 175 (1885)
  • Myrmecodia sibuyanensis Elmer Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 3: 1041 (1911)
  • Myrmecodia sorsogonensis Elmer Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 9: 3253 (1934)
  • Myrmecodia tuberosa Becc. ex Treub Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 7: 192 (1888), nom. illeg.
  • Myrmecodia urdanetensis Elmer Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: 1876 (1913)
  • Myrmecodia vivipara Warb. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 210 (1894)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional:Indo-China Thailand, Vietnam Regional: Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera Regional: Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jack, W. 1823. Account of the Lansium and some other genera of Malayan plants. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 14: 123. BHL
• Huxley, C.R. & Jebb, M.H.P. 1993. The tuberous epiphytes of the Rubiaceae 5: A revision of Myrmecodia. Blumea 37(2): 276. PDF (11.3 MB)

Links

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) Myrmecodia tuberosa Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian National Botanic Gardens & Australian National Herbarium. Accessed: 15 August 2024.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Myrmecodia tuberosa in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 15 August 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Myrmecodia tuberosa. Published online. Accessed: 15 August 2024.
• World Flora Online (WFO) (2024) Myrmecodia tuberosa. Published on the Internet. Accessed: 15 August 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. Myrmecodia tuberosa. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Accessed: 15 August 2024.

Vernacular names

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