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Image: Myrmecodia beccarii with Dischidia nummularia

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Description: Myrmecodia beccarii (Ant Plant) growing epiphytically on Lophostemom suaveolens with Dischidia nummularia (Button Orchid - not a true orchid) in wetlands of tropical north Queensland, Australia. You can see Dischidia flowers silhouetted against the sky in the fork of the tree, and three tear-drop shaped fruits immediately above the two largest Myrmecodia leaves.
Title: Myrmecodia beccarii with Dischidia nummularia
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Author: Dave Kimble
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