Hirtella physophora

Hirtella physophora is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It forms an association with the ant species, Allomerus decemarticulatus. The ants live in honeycombed cylinders they attach to the plant's stems.^[1] The plant nearly always has these ants associated with it.^[2]

Hirtella physophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Chrysobalanaceae
Genus:	Hirtella
Species:	H. physophora
Binomial name
Hirtella physophora Mart. & Zucc.