Myrmecodia platytyrea
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| Myrmecodia platytyrea | |
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| Myrmecodia platytyrea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Myrmecodia |
| Species: | M. platytyrea |
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| Myrmecodia platytyrea | |
Myrmecodia platytyrea is a myrmecophilous (ant-loving) plant in the gardenia family Rubiaceae native to New Guinea and northern Australia.[1] The species was described in 1884 by Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari.[2] It has two subspecies.[1] Plants of this species have been used in traditional medicine in West Papua and have been investigated for their effects in potentially treating various diseases.[3]
