Hirtella physophora
Species of flowering plant
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Hirtella physophora is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is a tree native to northern tropical South America, including northern Brazil, Colombia, the Guianas, Peru, and Venezuela,[2] where it grows in lowland tropical rain forest.[1] It forms an association with the ant species, Allomerus decemarticulatus. The ants live in honeycombed cylinders they attach to the plant's stems.[3] The plant nearly always has these ants associated with it.[4]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
| Genus: | Hirtella |
| Species: | H. physophora |
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| Hirtella physophora | |
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