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Myrmecodia tuberosa

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Myrmecodia tuberosa, the ant plant, is an epiphytic plant.[1] The species has a symbiotic relationship with some ant species where ants use the hollow body of the plant as shelter, defend the plant from other insects, and provide nutrients to the plant through their waste.[2]

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  1. ^ Janzen, Daniel H. (1974). "Epiphytic Myrmecophytes in Sarawak: Mutualism Through the Feeding of Plants by Ants". Biotropica. 6 (4): 237. doi:10.2307/2989668 – via JSTOR.
  2. ^ "Myrmecodia tuberosa". National Tropical Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 2022-09-21.

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Myrmecodia tuberosa: Brief Summary

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Myrmecodia tuberosa, the ant plant, is an epiphytic plant. The species has a symbiotic relationship with some ant species where ants use the hollow body of the plant as shelter, defend the plant from other insects, and provide nutrients to the plant through their waste.

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