Myrmecodia brassii
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| Myrmecodia brassii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Myrmecodia |
| Species: | M. brassii |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecodia brassii | |
Myrmecodia brassii is a myrmecophilous (ant-loving) epiphytic, or sometimes terrestrial plant in the gardenia family Rubiaceae native to New Guinea.[1] The species was described in 1945 by Merrill and Perry.[2] The type specimen was collected by Australian-American botanist Leonard John Brass at Lake Habbema[2] on his 1938–39 expedition to New Guinea.[3] The species is named after Brass.[2]
