Biology:Squamellaria

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Squamellaria
Squamellaria wilsonii.jpg
S. wilsonii on the island of Taveuni at about 2,200 feet elevation in forest along Somosomo Creek
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Psychotrieae
Genus: Squamellaria
Becc. (1886)
Species[1]
  • Squamellaria grayi Chomicki & Wistuba
  • Squamellaria guppyana (Becc.) Chomicki
  • Squamellaria huxleyana Chomicki
  • Squamellaria imberbis (A.Gray) Becc.
  • Squamellaria kajewskii (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Chomicki
  • Squamellaria major A.C.Sm.
  • Squamellaria thekii Jebb
  • Squamellaria vanuatuensis Jebb & C.R.Huxley ex Chomicki & S.S.Renner

Squamellaria is a genus of myrmecophytic flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[2] It includes eight species native to the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji.[1]

It is one of five ant-plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, the others being Anthorrhiza, Hydnophytum, Myrmecodia, and Myrmephytum.[3]

Species

Eight species are accepted:[1]

  • Squamellaria grayi Chomicki & Wistuba – Fiji
  • Squamellaria guppyana (Becc.) Chomicki – Solomon Islands
  • Squamellaria huxleyana Chomicki – Fiji
  • Squamellaria imberbis (A.Gray) Becc. – Fiji (Vanua Levu)
  • Squamellaria kajewskii (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Chomicki – Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Santa Isabel)
  • Squamellaria major A.C.Sm. – Fiji (Taveuni: Mt. Manuka)
  • Squamellaria thekii Jebb – Fiji
  • Squamellaria vanuatuensis Jebb & C.R.Huxley ex Chomicki & S.S.Renner – Vanuatu

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Squamellaria Becc. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. "Squamellaria in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Squamellaria. Retrieved 26 April 2014. 
  3. Jebb M, Huxley C (8 February 2009). "A revision of the ant-plant genus Hydnophytum (Rubiaceae)". Dublin, Ireland: National Botanic Gardens Glasnevin. http://www.botanicgardens.ie/herb/research/hydnophytum.htm. Retrieved 19 December 2009. 

Wikidata ☰ Q9079483 entry