Accession Data:
Squamellaria kajewskii (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Chomicki
- Common Name:
- Family: Rubiaceae Juss.
- Synonym(s): Hydnophytum kajewskii Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Country of Origin: North Solomon Islands: Bougainville
- Description: Squamellaria kajewskii is an unusual species and quite different than other Rubiaceous ant-plants. There is no association with ants. The internal chambers of the caudex are very large and mostly filled with water. Roaches are the main inhabitants. The internal chambers are shaped like the slices of bread in a loaf of bread and each chamber has two entry holes – one at each side on the top. The caudex is scaphoid shape.3
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201800110
- Source: Frank Omilian
- Provenance:
The original seeds were harvested at about 1000 meters above sea level along the road going up to the Panguna Mine in central Bougainville. This is the Kieta District and the mountain range is the Crown Prince Range.
Additional Provenance Info - Accession Date: 10-08-2018
- Bench: 1217 - AUS:South Bench W
- Currently: deceased
- Qty: 0 confirmed on 05-21-2021
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Gentianales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Rubiaceae
- SubFamily: Rubioideae
- Tribe: Psychotrieae
- SubTribe: Hydnophytinae
Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Solomon Is.
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1 as Hydnophytum kajewskii. Last accessed on Monday, October 08, 2018.
- WCSP (2017). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Monday, October 08, 2018.
- Personal communication with Frank Omilian. Last accessed on Monday, October 08, 2018.
data regenerated on Fri, 21 May 2021 08:52:13 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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W/C = Wild Collected
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