Myrmecodia platytyrea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Myrmecodia |
| Species: | M. platytyrea
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecodia platytyrea | |
Myrmecodia platytyrea is a myrmecophilous (ant-loving) plant in the gardenia family Rubiaceae native to New Guinea and northern Australia.[1] The species was described in 1884 by Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari.[2] It has two subspecies.[1] Plants of this species have been used in traditional medicine in West Papua and have been investigated for their effects in potentially treating various diseases.[3]
References
- ^ a b Huxley, C. R.; Jebb, M. H. P. (1 January 1993). "The tuberous epiphytes of the Rubiaceae 5: A revision of Myrmecodia". Blumea. 37 (2): 271–334.
- ^ Beccari, Odoardo (1877). Malesia; raccolta di osservazioni botaniche intorno alle piante dell’arcipelago Indo-Malese e Papuano pubblicata da Odoardo Beccari, destinata principalmente a descrivere ed illustrare le piante da esso raccolte in quelle regioni durante i viaggi eseguiti dall’anno 1865 all’anno 1878 ... Vol. 2. Tip. del R. Instituto sordo-muti. p. 115.
- ^ Agatonovic-Kustrin, S.; Morton, D. W.; Mizaton, H. H.; Zakaria, H. (1 March 2018). "The relationship between major polyphenolic acids and stigmasterol to antioxidant activity in different extracts of Myrmecodia platytyrea". South African Journal of Botany. 115: 94–99. doi:10.1016/J.SAJB.2017.12.011.