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Definition of Myrmecophytic

Myrmecophytic
Myrmecophyte Myr"me*co*phyte`, n. [Gr. my`rmhx, my`rmhkos, ant + fyto`n plant.] (Bot.) A plant that affords shelter and food to certain species of ants which live in symbiotic relations with it. Special adaptations for this purpose exist; thus, Acacia spadicigera has large hollows thorns, and species of Cecropia have stem cavities. -- Myr`me*co*phyt"ic, a.

Meaning of Myrmecophytic from wikipedia

- humid parts of the Neotropics, with the majority of the species being myrmecophytic. Berg and Rosselli state that the genus is characterized by some unusual...
- Squamellaria is a genus of myrmecophytic flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It includes eight species native to the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and...
- Anthorrhiza is a genus of myrmecophytic flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, including the Louisiade Archipelago...
- Myrmephytum is a genus of myrmecophytic flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is distributed from central Malesia to New Guinea. It is one of five...
- obligate species produce domatia. Some of the most common species of myrmecophytic Macaranga interact with ants in the genus Crematogaster. C. borneensis...
- interactions are geographically widespread, with hundreds of species of myrmecophytic plants in several families, including the Leguminosae, Euphorbiaceae...
- by instant relocation by nymphs and for adult aphids relocation via myrmecophytic ants has occurred in less than an hour. The aphid originates in the...
- an ant. Selective defense against pitcher-destroying weevils in the myrmecophytic pitcher plant Nepenthes bicalcarata. Ecotropica 13, 45–56. Bonhomme...
- potential prey species. This behaviour is in stark contrast to other myrmecophytic ants, which are typically highly territorial. John Thompson has suggested...
- ****ociation: The Pseudomyrmecine Plant-ant Tetraponera tessmanni and the myrmecophytic liana Vitex thyrsiflora (Lamiaceae) in Cameroon". Biotropica. 37 (3):...