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Rubiaceae

Ant plant

Myrmecodia beccarii Hook.f.

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Myrmecodia

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Ant plant: Myrmecodia beccarii (Ant Plant) growing epiphytically on Lophostemom suaveolens with Dischidia nummularia (Button Orchid - not a true orchid) in wetlands of tro
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Common names

By language (4)
Arabic
نملاوية بيكارية
arz
نملاويه بيكاريه
Chinese
毕氏刺蚁茜, 毕氏蚁巢木
English
Ant plant

Synonyms

  • Epidendroides tetrandra Sol.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.