A reply: "Dear all, Katarina is 100% correct. This is Hydnophytum formicarum (Rubiaceae) the famous ant plant. This plant mostly occurs in Mangrove trees but i have noticed them also in high altitude areas like Mount Harriet, Mount ford and Saddle peak in Andaman Islands. This is a very interesting plant having a bulb with numerous channels in it housing ant colonies. The ants in turn helps to protect herbivory to some extent but the main advantage to the plant if the excreta and other residues left but ant provides nutrition to the plant. Thanks and regards, Karthi" Thanks, Dr.K. Karthigeyan
On 16 May 2011 08:24, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “Great. I imagine, I have seen such bigger *galls *in mangrove only in > > Bhitarkanika. > And I think, there are two different species of orchids too. > Pankaj” > > > > *“Is this not a Hydnophytum or Mymecodia?* Antplants that grow > > epiphytically and can become quite large. It seems like the shoots > growing out of the "ball" has the right shape on the leaves. > > I have just returned from theAndamans but only saw Hydnophytum on > Mount Harriet. > > Regards > Katarina” > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> > Date: 31 December 2010 16:13 > Subject: [efloraofindia:58367] Flora of Andaman 11- 311210-PKA2 > To: indiantreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > > > Dear Friends, > I had spotted this almost Football size bulb on a Mangrove tree at > Baratang (Andaman & Nicobar). > > Date/Time: 22-12-2010 / 09:30AM > Location: Mangrove forest cover at Baratang > Habitat: Wild > > regards > Prashant > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1580 members & > 66,000 messages on 30/3/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of > around 4500 species) > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1600 members & 69,000 messages on 30/4/11) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of around 4500 species)
