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Squamellaria

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Squamellaria
S. wilsonii on the island of Taveuni at about 2,200 feet elevation in forest along Somosomo Creek
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Psychotrieae
Genus: Squamellaria
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Species

Squamellaria is a genus of myrmecophytic flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the islands of Fiji.[1]

It is one of five ant-plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, the others being Anthorrhiza, Hydnophytum, Myrmecodia, and Myrmephytum.[2]

Species

The following list of 4 species is sourced from The Plant List.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Squamellaria in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  2. ^ Jebb M, Huxley C (8 February 2009). "A revision of the ant-plant genus Hydnophytum (Rubiaceae)". National Botanic Gardens Glasnevin website. Dublin, Ireland: National Botanic Gardens Glasnevin. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  3. ^ Squamellaria. The Plant List.