Hydnophytum radicans
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|authority = Becc.{{R|POWO}}
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- Hydnophytum albense {{small|Valeton}}
- Hydnophytum amplifolium {{small|S.Moore}}
- Hydnophytum keiense {{small|Becc.}}
- Hydnophytum kejense {{small|Becc.}}
- Hydnophytum kelelense {{small|Valeton}}
- Hydnophytum montis-kani {{small|Valeton}}
- Hydnophytum normale {{small|Becc.}}
- Hydnophytum simplex {{small|Becc.}}
- Hydnophytum subnormale {{small|K.Schum.}}
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Hydnophytum moseleyanum is a plant in the coffee and gardenia family Rubiaceae native to the Maluku Islands and New Guinea. It is an epiphyte that inhabits mangrove forest and rainforest, and it forms a symbiotic relationship with certain species of ants. It was first described in 1884 by the Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari, and published in his book Malesia.{{R|BECC}}
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- [https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=505980 View observations] of this species on iNaturalist
- [https://flickriver.com/search/Hydnophytum+moseleyanum View images] of this species on Flickriver.com
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Category:Flora of the Maluku Islands
Category:Taxa named by Odoardo Beccari
Category:Plants described in 1884
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