ON THIS PLANT
Hydnophytum moseleyanum is a plant in the coffee and gardenia family Rubiaceae native to the Maluku Islands and New Guinea. It is an epiphyte that inhabits mangrove forest and rainforest, and it forms a symbiotic relationship with certain species of ants. It was first described in 1884 by the Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari, and published in his book Malesia.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Hydnophytum
- Family
- Rubiaceae
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