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Hydnophytum formicarum

Jack (1823)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Rubiaceae Genus: Hydnophytum

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Description

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Synonyms (39)

Bantiala nigra Dauphinot (1791)
Hydnophytum amboinense Becc. (1884)
Hydnophytum andamanense Becc. (1885)
Hydnophytum blumei Becc. (1884)
Hydnophytum borneense Becc. (1884)
Hydnophytum coriaceum Becc. (1885)
Hydnophytum formicarum Kurz (1877)
Hydnophytum formicarum blumei (Becc.) Becc. (1885)
Hydnophytum formicarum dubium Becc. (1885)
Hydnophytum formicarum f. siamense Becc. (1885)
Hydnophytum formicarum f. typicum Becc. (1885)
Hydnophytum formicarum montanum Becc. (1885)
Hydnophytum formicarum subsp. blumei Boerl. (1891)
Hydnophytum formicarum subsp. dubium (Becc.) Boerl. (1891)
Hydnophytum formicarum subsp. montanum (Becc.) Boerl. (1891)
Hydnophytum formicarum subsp. siamense (Becc.) Boerl. (1891)
Hydnophytum formicarum subsp. zollingeri (Becc.) Boerl. (1891)
Hydnophytum formicarum var. borneense (Becc.) Becc. (1885)
Hydnophytum formicarum var. buxifolium Becc. (1885)
Hydnophytum formicarum var. cochincinense Becc. (1885)
Hydnophytum formicarum var. latifolium (Miq.) Becc. (1885)
Hydnophytum formicarum var. longifolium Becc. (1885)
Hydnophytum formicarum var. lucidum Becc. (1885)
Hydnophytum formicarum var. minor Becc. (1885)
Hydnophytum formicarum zollingeri Becc. (1885)
Hydnophytum gaudichaudii Becc. (1884)
Hydnophytum inerme (Gaudich.) Bremek. ex Holthuis & H.J.Lam (1942)
Hydnophytum intermedium Elmer (1911)
Hydnophytum leytense Merr. (1913)
Hydnophytum membranaceum Merr. (1915)
Hydnophytum mindorense Merr. (1915)
Hydnophytum montanum Blume (1826)
Hydnophytum montanum var. latifolia Miq. (1869)
Hydnophytum nitidum Merr. (1907)
Hydnophytum orbiculatum Elmer (1913)
Hydnophytum selebicum Becc. (1884)
Hydnophytum sumatranum Becc. (1884)
Lasiostoma formicarum (Jack) Spreng. (1824)
Myrmecodia inermis Gaudich. (1830)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 124 (1823)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Hydnophytum formicarum Koloa, Lawai Valley, NTBG, McBryde Garden, new horitcultural center and nursery Preserved_Specimen suffruticose perennial, swollen green, bulbous stem, honeycombed within, multiple ascending branchlets; leaves fleshy, forolla with, fruit red Lorence, D.H. 9527 Kauai BISH 2006-09-14
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