Hirtella physophora
| Hirtella physophora | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
| Genus: | Hirtella |
| Species: | H. physophora |
| Binomial name | |
| Hirtella physophora | |
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Hirtella physophora is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is a tree native to northern tropical South America, including northern Brazil, Colombia, the Guianas, Peru, and Venezuela,[2] where it grows in lowland tropical rain forest.[1] It forms an association with the ant species, Allomerus decemarticulatus. The ants live in honeycombed cylinders they attach to the plant's stems.[3] The plant nearly always has these ants associated with it.[4]
References
- 1 2 Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Hirtella physophora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T144128841A149055446. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T144128841A149055446.en. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Hirtella physophora Mart. & Zucc". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ Dejean A, Solano PJ, Ayroles J, Corbara B, Orivel J (2005). "Arboreal ants build traps to capture prey". Nature. 434 (7036): 973. doi:10.1038/434973a. PMID 15846335.
- ↑ The effect of habitat fragmentation on communities of mutualists: Amazonian ants and their host plants Emilio M. Bruna, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos and Sylvia Heredia Biological Conservation Volume 124, Issue 2, July 2005, Pages 209-216