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]

Myrmecodia platytyrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Myrmecodia
Species:	M. platytyrea
Binomial name
Myrmecodia platytyrea Becc.