Myrmephytum

Myrmephytum is a genus of myrmecophytic flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is distributed from central Malesia to New Guinea.^[1]

Myrmephytum
Myrmephytum beccarii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Rubioideae
Tribe:	Psychotrieae
Genus:	Myrmephytum Becc.
Species
See text
Synonyms
Myrmedoma Becc.

It is one of five ant-plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, the others being Anthorrhiza, Hydnophytum, Myrmecodia, and Squamellaria.^[2]

Species

The following list of 5 species is sourced from The Plant List.^[3]

• Myrmephytum arfakianum (Becc.) Huxley & Jebb
• Myrmephytum beccarii Elmer
• Myrmephytum moniliforme Huxley & Jebb
• Myrmephytum naumannii (Warb.) Huxley & Jebb
• Myrmephytum selebicum (Becc.) Becc.