Squamellaria Explained

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

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

Species

Eight species are accepted:

• Squamellaria grayi – Fiji
• Squamellaria guppyana – Solomon Islands
• Squamellaria huxleyana – Fiji
• Squamellaria imberbis (A.Gray) Becc. – Fiji (Vanua Levu)
• Squamellaria kajewskii – Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Santa Isabel)
• Squamellaria major A.C.Sm. – Fiji (Taveuni: Mt. Manuka)
• Squamellaria thekii Jebb – Fiji
• Squamellaria vanuatuensis – Vanuatu

Notes and References

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