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]

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
Becc. (1886)
Species[1]

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

Species

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Eight species are accepted:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Squamellaria Becc. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Squamellaria in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  3. ^ 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.