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Myrmecodia tuberosa

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Internal ID UUID643fe409c4e13787840898
Scientific name Myrmecodia tuberosa
Authority Jack
First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 123 (1823)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Lasiostoma tuberosum Spreng. Syst. Veg. 1: 423 (1824)
Myrmecodia amboinensis Becc. Malesia 2: 97 (1884)
Myrmecodia apoensis Elmer Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 3: 1040 (1911)
Myrmecodia armata DC. Prodr. 4: 450 (1830)
Myrmecodia bullosa Becc. Malesia 2: 108 (1884)
Myrmecodia dahlii K.Schum. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 2: 153 (1898)
Myrmecodia goramensis Becc. Malesia 2: 118 (1884)
Myrmecodia kandariensis Becc. Malesia 2: 100 (1884)
Myrmecodia lanceolata Valeton Nova Guinea 8: 510 (1911)
Myrmecodia menadensis Becc. Malesia 2: 176 (1885)
Myrmecodia muelleri Becc. Malesia 2: 102 (1884)
Myrmecodia oninensis Becc. Malesia 2: 110 (1884)
Myrmecodia paucispina Valeton Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 61: 150 (1927)
Myrmecodia peekelii Valeton Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 61: 147 (1927)
Myrmecodia pentasperma K.Schum. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 2: 154 (1898)
Myrmecodia pulvinata Becc. Malesia 2: 103 (1884)
Myrmecodia rumphii Becc. Malesia 2: 117 (1884)
Myrmecodia salomonensis Becc. Malesia 2: 175 (1885)
Myrmecodia sibuyanensis Elmer Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 3: 1041 (1911)
Myrmecodia sorsogonensis Elmer Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 9: 3253 (1934)
Myrmecodia urdanetensis Elmer Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: 1876 (1913)
Myrmecodia vivipara Warb. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 210 (1894)
Myrmecodia echinata F.Muell. Papuan Pl. : 90 (1877)
Myrmecodia echinata Gaudich. Voy. Uranie : 472 (1830)
Myrmecodia hispida A.Rich. Mém. Rubiac. : 11 (1830)
Myrmecodia inermis DC. Prodr. 4: 450 (1830)
Myrmecodia tuberosa Becc. ex Treub Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 7: 192 (1888)
Bantiala rubra Dauphinot Encycl. Méth., Agric. 2: 56 (1791)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic نملاوية درنية
Italian myrmecodia armata
Italian myrmecodia echinata
Italian myrmecodia rumphii
Tamil எறும்புச் செடி
Chinese 块茎蚁巢木

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  • Asia-tropical
    • Indo-China
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Malesia
      • Borneo
      • Jawa
      • Lesser Sunda Islands
      • Malaya
      • Maluku
      • Philippines
      • Sulawesi
      • Sumatera
    • Papuasia
      • Bismarck Archipelago
      • New Guinea
      • Solomon Islands

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000248314
Tropicos 100227159
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:757002-1
The Plant List kew-132026
Open Tree Of Life 581959
NCBI Taxonomy 59627
IPNI 757002-1
iNaturalist 425729
GBIF 2902953
EOL 1108943
USDA GRIN 24866
Wikipedia Myrmecodia_tuberosa

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Scientific Literature Top

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In vitro micropropagation and conservation of endangered medicinal plant Nepeta asterotricha Rech.f. (Lamiaceae): genetic fidelity, phytochemical and biological assessment Zamani M, Sonboli A, Goldansaz M, Mirjalili MH Physiol Mol Biol Plants 23-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10901756
doi:10.1007/s12298-024-01416-x
PMID:38435858
Cavity and entrance pore development in ant plant hypocotyls Tsukaya H, Ohtake Y Front Plant Sci 07-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10513446
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1234650
PMID:37746003
Antimicrobial Secondary Metabolites from the Mangrove Plants of Asia and the Pacific Sulaiman M, Nissapatorn V, Rahmatullah M, Paul AK, Rajagopal M, Rusdi NA, Seelan JS, Suleiman M, Zakaria ZA, Wiart C Mar Drugs 15-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9605323
doi:10.3390/md20100643
PMID:36286466
Mangrove floristic composition dataset of the Setiu Lagoon, Terengganu Malaysia Muhammad Nor SM, Sahari MS, Razali NA, Salam MR, Wan Mustaffa WF, Stephen ER, Yusof RM, Jamaludin PN, Jamaludin PN, Mokhetar N Data Brief 04-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8960900
doi:10.1016/j.dib.2022.108020
PMID:35360048
The attenuation effect of low piperine Piper nigrum extract on doxorubicin-induced toxicity of blood chemical and immunological properties in mammary tumour rats Saetang J, Tedasen A, Sangkhathat S, Sangkaew N, Dokduang S, Prompat N, Taraporn S, Graidist P Pharm Biol 28-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8735876
doi:10.1080/13880209.2021.2018470
PMID:34962450
Bioactivity Guided Fractionation and Elucidation of Anti-Cancer Properties of Imperata Cylindrica Leaf Extracts Keshava R, Muniyappa N, Gope R Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 01-Mar-2020
PMCID:PMC7437330
doi:10.31557/APJCP.2020.21.3.707
PMID:32212797
Vascular Epiphytic Medicinal Plants as Sources of Therapeutic Agents: Their Ethnopharmacological Uses, Chemical Composition, and Biological Activities Nugraha AS, Triatmoko B, Wangchuk P, Keller PA Biomolecules 24-Jan-2020
PMCID:PMC7072150
doi:10.3390/biom10020181
PMID:31991657
Climate and symbioses with ants modulate leaf/stem scaling in epiphytes Chomicki G, Renner SS Sci Rep 22-Feb-2019
PMCID:PMC6385368
doi:10.1038/s41598-019-39853-4
PMID:30796304
Partner abundance controls mutualism stability and the pace of morphological change over geologic time Chomicki G, Renner SS Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 24-Mar-2017
PMCID:PMC5393197
doi:10.1073/pnas.1616837114
PMID:28341706
Ant Plant (Myrmecodia tuberosa) Hypocotyl Extract Modulates TCD4+ and TCD8+ Cell Profile of Doxorubicin-Induced Immune-Suppressed Sprague Dawley Rats In Vivo Sumardi, Hertiani T, Sasmito E Sci Pharm 21-Jun-2013
PMCID:PMC3867240
doi:10.3797/scipharm.1302-03
PMID:24482773
Woodiness within the Spermacoceae–Knoxieae alliance (Rubiaceae): retention of the basal woody condition in Rubiaceae or recent innovation? Lens F, Groeninckx I, Smets E, Dessein S Ann Bot 11-Mar-2009
PMCID:PMC2707911
doi:10.1093/aob/mcp048
PMID:19279041

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