Biology:Hirtella physophora
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Hirtella physophora | |
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Scientific classification 
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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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| Binomial name | |
| Hirtella physophora Mart. & Zucc.
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Hirtella physophora is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It forms an association with the ant species, Allomerus decemarticulatus. The ants live in honeycombed cylinders they attach to the plant's stems.[1] The plant nearly always has these ants associated with it.[2]
References
- ↑ "Arboreal ants build traps to capture prey". Nature 434 (7036): 973. 2005. doi:10.1038/434973a. PMID 15846335.
- ↑ The effect of habitat fragmentation on communities of mutualists: Amazonian ants and their host plants Emilio M. Bruna, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos and Sylvia Heredia Biological Conservation Volume 124, Issue 2, July 2005, Pages 209-216
Wikidata ☰ Q5771710 entry
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