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Myrmecophytes (/mərˈmɛkəfaɪt/;
literally "ant-plant") are
plants that live in a
mutualistic ****ociation with a
colony of ants.
There are over 100 different...
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African ****gany, afzelia, lenke, lengue, apa, or doussi, is a
Myrmecophyte tree
species in the
family Fabaceae. It
occurs in Benin,
Burkina Faso...
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plants and trees, such as
thorns or branches;
these hosts are
known as
myrmecophytes.
Tetraponera species are
closely related to the New
World genus of ants...
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Southeast Asia and is
considered critically endangered in Singapore. It is a
myrmecophyte as ants live in its tuber, also
known as a caudex, and
pollinate its...
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rhizome forms hollow spaces that act
shelter for ants,
making this a
myrmecophyte,
similar to
others in this genus. "Lecanopteris carnosa".
Plants of the...
- gut;
others have
hooks that
enable them to
attach to a mammal's fur.
Myrmecophytes are
plants that have
coevolved with ants. The
plant provides a home...
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mutualistic relationship with
stingless shelter ants,
which makes it a
myrmecophyte. The ant
species ****ociated with L.
sinuosa belong within the genera...
- M. (May 2006). "Co-existence of ants and an
arboreal earthworm in a
myrmecophyte of the
Indian Western Ghats: anti-predation
effect of the
earthworm mucus"...
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species of
epiphytic fern,
native to
tropical South America. It is a
myrmecophyte,
producing domatia in its
rhizome which ants live. "Microgramma megalophylla...
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Duroia hirsuta is a
myrmecophyte tree
species from the
Amazon Forest. It is one of some 37
species of Duroia,
which are
shrubs or
canopy trees in the family...
