Hydnophytum radicans

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|taxon = Hydnophytum radicans

|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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{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:753496-1 |title=Hydnophytum radicans Becc. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |year=2024 |access-date=15 August 2024}}

{{cite book |last1=Beccari |first1=Odoardo |title=Malesia |date=1884 |publisher=Istituto Sordomuti |location=Genoa |page=123 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44197726 |access-date=15 August 2024}}

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